Compare towns
Cornish vs Sebago vs Woolwich
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%).
Woolwich has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
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 | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
2,073 |
3,158Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±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%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
| Woolwich 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 |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% 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±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above 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. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$2,433 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Sebago 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | None 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.