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Cornish vs Cherryfield 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 most kids (18.2% under 18).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Cherryfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
809Lowest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Cherryfield 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% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% 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 |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
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| Cornish and Cherryfield 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 |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| 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 |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield 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% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Cherryfield Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.