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Cornish vs Windsor

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 people working from home (7.4%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% 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.

MeasureCornishWindsor
People
Population
1,024Lowest
2,690Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.2%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
43.5±8Highest
about the ME average
Windsor 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%
23.2%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
15.2%±6.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Cornish and Windsor 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%
21%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,686±$2kHighest
8% below ME
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$228,800±$22k
23% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,135±$141Lowest
about the ME average
$1,265±$400Highest
11% above ME
Windsor 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
$2,160Highest
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31%±22.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
Windsor 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%
7.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minLowest
29% above ME
36 minHighest
45% above ME
Work from home
7.4%±3.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Cornish and Windsor 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 — #44 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 12
High school in town — None in town
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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.