Compare towns
Cornish vs Prospect vs Cornish vs Baldwin
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Prospect | Cornish | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
923Lowest |
1,024 |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Prospect 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% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect 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% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Prospect 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 |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
— | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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 |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
$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 |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Prospect 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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.