Compare towns
Cornish vs Freeport vs Parsonsfield
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 youngest population (median age 39).
Freeport has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Freeport | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
8,802Highest |
1,715Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
| Freeport and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Freeport 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
| Freeport and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$272,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
| Freeport and Cornish 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 |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,350 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Freeport 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | — | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.