Compare towns
Cornish vs Smithfield vs Jonesboro
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).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
Jonesboro has the most kids (16.3% 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 | Smithfield | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
856 |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Smithfield and Cornish 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% |
16.3%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jonesboro 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% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,109±$358 about the ME average |
$1,081±$145Lowest 5% below ME |
| Cornish and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesboro and Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| 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.