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Cornish vs Dexter 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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Dexter has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Dexter | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,822Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
51±6.8Highest 14% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Dexter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Dexter 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% |
19.7%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter 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% |
16.9% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dexter 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±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$51,845±$18kLowest 31% 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 |
$170,600±$52kLowest 42% below ME |
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| Cornish and Dexter 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 |
$838±$119Lowest 26% 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 |
$2,186 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter 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% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dexter and Cornish 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 | — | #113 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | MSAD 46 | — |
| High school in town | — | Dexter Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.