Compare towns
Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Sidney vs Brownfield
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%).
Sidney has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Sidney | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,379Lowest |
4,790Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Sidney 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cornish 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 |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Sidney 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
— | $1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Sidney 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 18 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.