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Cornish vs Phillips vs Somerville
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 expensive homes ($274k median).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% 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 | Phillips | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,094 |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Phillips and Cornish 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% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Phillips 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% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Cornish 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% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips 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 |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornish 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 |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville and Cornish 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 |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$2,505 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.