Compare towns
Cornish vs Millinocket vs Brownfield vs Levant
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%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Millinocket | Brownfield | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
3,779Highest |
1,830 |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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 |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant 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±$84k 8% below ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Brownfield and Cornish 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 |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
| Brownfield and Levant 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 |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | — | None 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.