Compare towns
Cornish vs North Berwick vs Windham vs Levant
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 youngest population (median age 39).
North Berwick has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
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 | Windham | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,702Lowest |
19,188Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.6% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Windham and North Berwick 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% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Levant 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% |
17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Windham 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±$69k 32% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
| Windham and North Berwick 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 |
$346,900±$86k 17% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Windham 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±$148 5% above ME |
$1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 14 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | — | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.