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Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Standish vs Parsonsfield
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%).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% 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 | Standish | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,379Lowest |
10,662Highest |
1,715 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Standish 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 |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$272,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
— | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,185±$312 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield 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 |
$3,005 about the ME average |
$2,350 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Standish 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Bonny Eagle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.