Compare towns
Cornish vs Eliot vs Sebago
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Eliot | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
7,146Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Eliot and Sebago 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 |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,533±$292 35% above ME |
| Eliot and Sebago 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 |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Sebago 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Eliot 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.