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Cornish vs Steep Falls 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 most people working from home (8.5%).
Steep Falls has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Steep Falls | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,861Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Cornish 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% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steep Falls 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 |
$80,280±$33kHighest 7% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
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| Cornish and Steep Falls 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 |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Steep Falls and Cornish 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 |
$3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.