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Cornish vs Greene vs Ogunquit 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 most renters (17.9% rent).
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Greene | Ogunquit | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
4,417Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,715 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Greene 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% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% 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% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$72,045±$18k 4% 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 |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
— | $1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Greene 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 |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,350 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Greene 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% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% 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% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest 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 | — | — |
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| 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.