Compare towns
Cornish vs Milo vs Sebago
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).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Milo | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
2,165Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Milo and Sebago 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% |
16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Cornish 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% |
18.2%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milo 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Milo 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 |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago 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 |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebago 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 |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish 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 |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.