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Cornish vs Sebago vs Starks 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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Starks | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,073Highest |
556Lowest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Starks and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest 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%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Starks 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 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 |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% 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 |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
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| 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 |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,135±$141 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 | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| 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.