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Cornish vs Prospect vs Exeter
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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
923Lowest |
1,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest 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%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Prospect 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% |
22.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter and Prospect 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±$19k 34% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Cornish and Prospect 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±$61 about the ME average |
$995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Exeter 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% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter 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.