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Cornish vs Rome 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 youngest population (median age 39).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Rome | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,215 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Rome 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome 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% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rome 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±$84k 8% below ME |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rome and Cornish 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 |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
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| Cornish and Rome 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 |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome 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% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest 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.