Compare towns
Cornish vs Levant vs Warren
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).
Warren has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
3,069 |
4,932Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
42.2±2.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Warren and Levant 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% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Levant and Warren 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 |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% 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 |
$1,125±$456Lowest about the ME average |
| Levant and Cornish 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 |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren 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 | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.