Compare towns
Cornish vs Friendship vs Unity
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).
Friendship has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Friendship | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,213Lowest |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
55.5±6.9Highest 24% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Friendship 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% |
37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$75,625±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Friendship 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±$84k 8% below ME |
$275,000±$56kHighest 7% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Friendship and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,370±$53Highest 20% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Friendship and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,218Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Unity 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% |
10% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Friendship and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
| 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.