Compare towns
Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Sidney vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Sidney has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornish | Ogunquit | Sidney | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,379 |
4,790Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
— | $1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.