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Cornish vs Lewiston 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 most homeowners (82.1%).
Lewiston has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Lewiston | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
38,324Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish 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% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lewiston 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% |
18.3%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lewiston 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% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% 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 |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
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| Cornish and Lewiston 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 |
$986±$44Lowest 13% 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 | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston 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% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston 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 | — | #132 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — |
| High school in town | — | Lewiston High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.