Compare towns
Cornish vs Waldo 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Waldo | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
926Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
37.8±4 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
20.2%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| 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.