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Cornish vs Baldwin vs Parsonsfield 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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Baldwin | Parsonsfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,170 |
1,715 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin and Parsonsfield 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%±3 ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield 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% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 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 |
$72,045±$18kHighest 4% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
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| Cornish and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
— | $1,185±$312 4% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield 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 |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,350 23% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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.