Compare towns
Cornish vs Weld vs Baldwin vs Chesterville
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 renters (17.9% rent).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Weld | Baldwin | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
459Lowest |
1,170 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 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 |
$62,083±$11k 17% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% 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 |
$268,600±$17k 9% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Weld 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 |
— | — | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,194 28% 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% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% 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 |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld 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.