Compare towns
Cornish vs Wells
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).
Wells has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells 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% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells 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 |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
| Wells 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 |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
| 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.