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Cornish vs Rome vs Chesterville
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 people working from home (8.5%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,215Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Rome and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Rome 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% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome 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% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% 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 |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% 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±$56 about the ME average |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Rome 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 |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Rome 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.