Compare towns
Cornish vs Monroe vs Perry
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%).
Perry has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Monroe | Perry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,001 |
744Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.5±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Perry and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Perry and Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Perry 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% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$82,056±$4kHighest 10% above ME |
| Perry and Monroe 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 |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$196,400±$13kLowest 34% below ME |
| Cornish and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,165±$152Lowest about the ME average |
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| Cornish and Monroe 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 |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
26 minLowest 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Perry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Perry Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.