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Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Clifton 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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Ogunquit | Clifton | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,379 |
1,111 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.7±7.1 18% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Clifton 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16%±7.1 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Clifton 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±7.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
8.6%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Clifton and Ogunquit 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,313±$16k 6% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Clifton 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$202,500±$67kLowest 32% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
— | $1,217±$624Highest 7% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Clifton 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,838Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
81.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Clifton 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 19% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.