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Cornish vs Monticello 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).
Monticello has the oldest population (median age 52.7).
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 | Monticello | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
674Lowest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
52.7±6Highest 18% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Monticello 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% |
13.8%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Monticello 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% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Monticello 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 |
$51,875±$13kLowest 31% 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 |
$125,800±$36kLowest 58% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$833±$434Lowest 27% 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 |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Monticello 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% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2Lowest 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. | |||
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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.