Compare towns
Cornish vs Ogunquit vs York 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
York has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | York | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,379Lowest |
13,986Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3 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% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest 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±$56k 53% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| York and Ogunquit 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 |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
— | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| York 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #13 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | York Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | — | York High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.