Compare towns
Cornish vs Waldo vs Levant vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Waldo | Levant | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
926Lowest |
3,069Highest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
39.7±2.2Highest 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Levant 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% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Cornish 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Levant 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 |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Levant and Waldo 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 |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
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| 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 |
$1,150±$691 about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| 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 |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Waldo-Region 7 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.