Compare towns
Cornish vs Unity vs Wade vs Levant
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 expensive homes ($274k median).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Wade has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Unity | Wade | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,858 |
244Lowest |
3,069Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
| Wade and Levant 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% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant 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 |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$157,100±$109kLowest 47% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Levant 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
— | $1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant 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 |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Levant 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.