Compare towns
Cornish vs Mapleton vs Limerick vs Chesterville
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Mapleton | Limerick | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,884 |
3,400Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mapleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mapleton 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%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| 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 |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.