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Cornish vs Saco vs Cornish
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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Saco has the most people working from home (19%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Saco | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
20,819Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Saco and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Saco 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% |
18.5%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Saco 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% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco 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 |
$92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,249±$385Highest 10% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Saco 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 |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Saco 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
24 minLowest 3% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Saco Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.