Compare towns
Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Exeter vs Chesterville
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 renters (17.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Exeter | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,379 |
1,093Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Exeter 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 |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
— | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Exeter 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±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.