Compare towns
Cornish vs Sidney vs Baldwin
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 youngest population (median age 39).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Sidney | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
4,790Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Sidney 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
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| Sidney 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 |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Baldwin 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.