Compare towns
Cornish vs Arundel vs Levant vs Cornish
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 (8.5%).
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Arundel | Levant | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
4,418Highest |
3,069 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±6.4Highest 9% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Arundel and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Arundel and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Arundel and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Arundel and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$3,763Highest 24% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish 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 | — | #7 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.