Compare towns
Cornish vs Franklin vs Mapleton 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 homeowners (82.1%).
Franklin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Franklin | Mapleton | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,628 |
1,884Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Franklin and Mapleton 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% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Mapleton 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 |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
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| Cornish and Franklin 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 |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% 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 |
$2,231 27% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Franklin 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% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school 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.