Compare towns
Cornish vs Chesterville vs Bradley vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Bradley has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Chesterville | Bradley | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,397 |
1,645 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Bradley 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% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Bradley 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% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.7% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Bradley 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 |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Bradley 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 |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
$201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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 |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
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| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 34 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.