Compare towns
Cornish vs Sidney vs Brownfield 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 youngest population (median age 39).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Sidney | Brownfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
4,790Highest |
1,830 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Sidney and Brownfield 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%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Sidney 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
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| Sidney and Brownfield 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 |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Brownfield and Sidney 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 |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Brownfield 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 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.