Compare towns
Cornish vs Corinth vs Levant vs Bradley
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%).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Corinth | Levant | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,990 |
3,069Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Corinth and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Levant 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% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth 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 |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$76,667±$28k about the ME average |
| Levant and Bradley 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 |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$325 4% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,946 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant 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% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Bradley 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 | — | #102 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | — | Central High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.