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Cornish vs Kenduskeag 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).
Kenduskeag has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Kenduskeag | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,333 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.9±5.8Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Kenduskeag 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% |
20%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kenduskeag and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag 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 |
$79,792±$14kHighest 7% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Kenduskeag 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 |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
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| Cornish and Kenduskeag 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 |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,059 32% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 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% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kenduskeag and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.