Compare towns
Cornish vs Roxbury vs Unity vs Brownfield
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 highest household income ($69k).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 59.8).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Unity | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
352Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
— | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield 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% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury and Brownfield 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% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity 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 |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
— | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield 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 |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
— | 44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| 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.