Compare towns
Cornish vs Cushing vs Brownfield
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%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Cushing | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,460Lowest |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Cushing and Brownfield 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% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing 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±$4k 8% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Cushing 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±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,553±$376 36% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.