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Cornish vs Sumner 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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Sumner | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
845Lowest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Sumner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Sumner 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% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
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| Cornish and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Cornish 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.