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Cornish vs Standish vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Standish | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
10,662Highest |
3,069 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Standish and Levant 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% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Cornish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
| Standish and Levant 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 |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Standish 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 |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Cornish 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.