Compare towns
Cornish vs Bingham vs Cornish vs Chesterville
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 highest household income ($69k).
Bingham has the oldest population (median age 56).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Bingham | Cornish | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
660Lowest |
1,024 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Bingham and Cornish 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% |
15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham 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±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
— | $214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Bingham 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% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.