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Cornish vs Ludlow vs Starks
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 expensive homes ($274k median).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Ludlow | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
444Lowest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Ludlow 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% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Starks 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Cornish and Starks 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 |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
| Cornish and Starks 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 |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Ludlow 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% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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.