Compare towns
Cornish vs Solon vs Cornish vs Limington
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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Limington has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Solon | Cornish | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
963Lowest |
1,024 |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Limington and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Solon 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% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and Limington 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% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Limington 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 |
$69,205±$20k 7% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$84,675±$11kHighest 13% above ME |
| Limington and Solon 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 |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
— | $295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
| Limington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Limington 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 |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Limington 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% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limington and Solon 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 | — | — | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| 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.