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Cornish vs Somerville
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 people working from home (7.4%).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% 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 | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Cornish and Somerville 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Somerville 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% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.