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Cornish vs Baldwin vs Limerick

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 (17.9% rent).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).

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.

MeasureCornishBaldwinLimerick
People
Population
1,803
1,170Lowest
3,400Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%
ME: +2.6%
-0.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+10.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39±8.5Lowest
13% below ME
50.6±4.6Highest
13% above ME
40.4±9.2
10% below ME
Baldwin and Limerick 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%
12.1%±3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.7%±5.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Cornish 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%
27.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
17.1%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
23.7%
ME: 36.2%
27.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.4
ME: 5.8%
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.2Lowest
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
$69,038±$4k
8% below ME
$68,045±$8kLowest
9% below ME
$101,172±$15kHighest
35% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$274,200±$84kHighest
8% below ME
$263,200±$38kLowest
11% below ME
$269,400±$29k
9% below ME
Cornish and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,196±$148Lowest
5% above ME
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$1,758±$407Highest
54% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,309Lowest
24% below ME
$2,540Highest
16% below ME
$2,520
17% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.8%±17.5Highest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±42.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
38.8%±14.2
ME: 48.4%
Cornish and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%
ME: 10.7%
6.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89%
ME: 74.3%
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
1 yr older than ME
1979
2 yrs newer than ME
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minLowest
27% above ME
32 min
32% above ME
38 minHighest
53% above ME
Work from home
8.5%±2.4Lowest
ME: 15.9%
8.8%±4.8
ME: 15.9%
15.2%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Limerick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.