Compare towns
Cornish vs Sebago vs Smithfield
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 renters (17.9% rent).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Sebago | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,073Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield 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 |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Smithfield and Sebago 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 |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Sebago 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 |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sebago 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.