Compare towns
Cornish vs Arundel vs Sebago
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
Arundel has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
4,418Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±6.4Highest 9% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Arundel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Arundel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,533±$292 35% above ME |
| Arundel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,763Highest 24% above ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #7 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.