Compare towns
Cornish vs Sumner vs Brownfield vs Bradley
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%).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Sumner | Brownfield | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
845Lowest |
1,830Highest |
1,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Sumner and Bradley 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% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
| Bradley 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±$84k 8% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% 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 |
— | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,088±$325Lowest 4% below 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 |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Brownfield 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
42 min 72% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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