Compare towns
Cornish vs Readfield vs Baldwin 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).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Readfield | Baldwin | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,170 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Baldwin and Readfield 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% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Readfield 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Cornish 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.