Compare towns
Cornish vs Princeton vs Unity 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 most homeowners (82.1%).
Princeton has the most kids (28.2% under 18).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Princeton | Unity | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
866Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
39.1±9.4 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Princeton 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% |
28.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Princeton 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% |
24.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$56,406±$26kLowest 25% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$120,800±$82kLowest 59% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
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| Cornish and Unity 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 |
$675±$351Lowest 41% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,573Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
57.7%±23.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Princeton 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% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.3% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
22 min 13% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Princeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Princeton Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.