Compare towns
Cornish vs Unity vs Baldwin vs Canton
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).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Canton has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Unity | Baldwin | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,170 |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Baldwin and Canton 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% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Baldwin and Unity 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 |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
— | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,277 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.