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Cornish vs Topsham
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).
Topsham has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Topsham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
9,706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
| Topsham 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% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Cornish 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% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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 |
$91,028±$10kHighest 22% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham 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 |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| 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.