Compare towns
Cornish vs Sebago vs Springfield 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 renters (17.9% rent).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Sebago | Springfield | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,073Highest |
310Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sebago 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 |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Sebago 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 |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% 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 |
— | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Sebago 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 |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 21.8%±30.8Lowest 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Springfield 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 | 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.