What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cornish has the most people working from home (7.4%).

Steep Falls has the most kids (22.9% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Cornish	Steep Falls
People
Population	1,024Lowest	1,861Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+7.4% ME: +2.6%
Median age	39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME	44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average
	Steep Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1%	22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Steep Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4%	9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Cornish and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.1%Highest ME: 36.2%	14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	3.5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8%
	Steep Falls 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±$2kLowest 8% below ME	$80,280±$33kHighest 7% above ME
	Steep Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$243,400±$31k 18% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average	$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME
	Steep Falls and Cornish 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	$3,273Highest 8% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4%	66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4%
	Steep Falls 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%	7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	80.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME	1970Highest 7 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 29% above ME	31 minLowest 25% above ME
Work from home	7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9%	4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Cornish and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.