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Cornish vs Limerick 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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Limerick | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,400Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Limerick 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% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Limerick 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
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| Cornish and Limerick 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Limerick 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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.