Compare towns
Cornish vs Somerville vs Wayne
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).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Somerville | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
837Lowest |
1,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
| Wayne and Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
| Somerville 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 |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 min 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.