Compare towns
Cornish vs Porter vs Levant vs Cornish
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 youngest population (median age 39).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Porter | Levant | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,746 |
3,069Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Porter and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Levant 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% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
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| Cornish and Levant 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 |
— | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Levant 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 |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant 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% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.