Compare towns
Cornish vs Sumner vs Chesterville
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 highest household income ($69k).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Sumner | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
845Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Sumner 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% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville 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±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Sumner 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 |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Cornish 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | — |
| 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.