Compare towns
Cornish vs Greene vs Ogunquit 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).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Greene | Ogunquit | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
4,417Highest |
1,379 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Ogunquit 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 |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Greene 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 |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Greene 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 |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Cornish 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.

