Compare towns
Cornish vs North Berwick vs Wayne
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
North Berwick has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | North Berwick | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,702 |
1,101Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.6% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick 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% |
17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and North Berwick 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% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and North Berwick 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 |
$98,317±$69kHighest 32% above ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
| North Berwick and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$346,900±$86k 17% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
| Wayne and North Berwick 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 |
$1,088±$247 4% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
| Cornish and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,164 4% above ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
30 minLowest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and North Berwick 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 | — | #82 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 38 |
| High school 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.