Compare towns
Cornish vs Prospect vs Sumner
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 youngest population (median age 39.2).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Prospect | Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
923 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Sumner and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Sumner 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% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Prospect 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 |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Prospect and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Prospect and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
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| Cornish and Prospect 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 |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Prospect 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.