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Cornish vs Parsonsfield vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
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 | Parsonsfield | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,715 |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Parsonsfield 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% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Prospect and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
| Prospect and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,185±$312 4% above ME |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield 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 |
$2,350Highest 23% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.