Compare towns
Cornish vs Harrison vs Cornish vs Chesterville
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 highest household income ($69k).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Harrison | Cornish | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,513Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Harrison and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Cornish 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±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
— | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 min 24% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.