Compare towns
Cornish vs Sullivan vs Unity vs Brownfield
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 highest household income ($69k).
Sullivan has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sullivan | Unity | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,246Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Sullivan 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% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield 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% |
22.5%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Sullivan and Brownfield 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity 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 |
$222,000±$33k 25% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield 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 |
$883±$114 22% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield 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 |
$2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest 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% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.