Compare towns
Cornish vs Union vs Baldwin 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 youngest population (median age 39).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Union | Baldwin | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,663Highest |
1,170 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin and Union 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Union 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 |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
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| Cornish and Union 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 |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Union 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.