Compare towns
Cornish vs Eustis vs Harmony 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).
Eustis has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Eustis | Harmony | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
453Lowest |
974 |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
-12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
52.9±2.5 18% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Eustis and Harmony 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% |
15.5%±13.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Harmony 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% |
38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony 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 |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$54,063±$13k 28% 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 |
$262,200±$51k 12% below ME |
$202,700±$58kLowest 32% below ME |
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| Cornish and Eustis 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 |
$916±$547Lowest 20% 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 |
$1,542 49% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eustis 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harmony and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Eustis Public Schools | Harmony Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.