Compare towns
Cornish vs Danforth vs Chesterville 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 people working from home (8.5%).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Danforth | Chesterville | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
452Lowest |
1,397 |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Danforth and Cornish 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% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Danforth 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 |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% 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 |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% 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. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,088±$73 4% 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 |
— | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.