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Cornish vs Smithfield vs Baldwin
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).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
Baldwin has the most kids (12.1% 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 | Smithfield | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
856Lowest |
1,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Smithfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baldwin 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% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Smithfield and Baldwin 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% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Smithfield 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 |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Smithfield 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 |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
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| Cornish and Smithfield 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 |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
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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.