Compare towns
Cornish vs Windsor vs Baldwin
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).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Windsor | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Windsor 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% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% 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 | — | $228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
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| 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 |
$2,160 29% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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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| 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.