Compare towns
Cornish vs Gray vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Gray | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Gray and Brownfield 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 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$4k 8% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Gray 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 |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Gray 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.