Compare towns
Cornish vs Levant vs Chesterville vs Baldwin
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%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Levant | Chesterville | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,069Highest |
1,397 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
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| Levant 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 |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.