Compare towns
Cornish vs Cushing vs Unity vs Levant
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,460Lowest |
1,858 |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Cushing and Levant 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%±4 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Cornish 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% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
| Cushing and Levant 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 |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Unity 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 | — | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 13 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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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.