Compare towns
Cornish vs Brewer 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 most people working from home (8.5%).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Brewer | Cornish | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
9,652Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
40.1±4.8Highest 10% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Brewer 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% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Brewer 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% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer 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% |
35%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% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$66,613±$9k 11% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 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 |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
— | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Brewer 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 |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% 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 | $2,309 24% below ME |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer 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% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±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 | — | #32 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Brewer Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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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.