Compare towns
Cornish vs Wade vs Baldwin
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).
Wade has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
Baldwin has the most homeowners (89%).
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 | Wade | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
244Lowest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Wade and Baldwin 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% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Wade 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% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Baldwin 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% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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 |
$157,100±$109kLowest 47% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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 |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wade and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.