Compare towns
Cornish vs Gorham vs Baldwin 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 youngest population (median age 39).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Gorham | Baldwin | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
18,300Highest |
1,170 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham 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% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Gorham 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 |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Gorham 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% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.