Compare towns
Cornish vs Wayne vs Winthrop 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).
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 55.6).
Winthrop has the most homeowners (92.5%).
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 | Wayne | Winthrop | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,101 |
6,191Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Winthrop 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Wayne and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Wayne and Winthrop 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 |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,088±$73 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 |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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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.