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Cornish vs Millinocket 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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Millinocket has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
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 | Millinocket | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,779Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Millinocket and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Millinocket 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% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest 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±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% 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 |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% 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 | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish 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 | — |
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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.