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Cornish vs Readfield vs Canton
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).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Canton has the most kids (20.4% 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 | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Readfield and Canton 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% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Readfield 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% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton 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% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Canton 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 |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$485±$18Lowest 57% 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 |
$2,277 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Readfield 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% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Canton 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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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.