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Cornish vs Ogunquit vs York vs Cornish
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%).
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
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 | York | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,379 |
13,986Highest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| York and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| York and Ogunquit 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 |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| York 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| York and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #13 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | York Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | — | York High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.