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Cornish vs Westbrook 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
Westbrook has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Westbrook | Baldwin | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
20,775Highest |
1,170 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin 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% |
18.5%±2.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Westbrook 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% |
18.1%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
41.3%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% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Westbrook and Baldwin 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 |
$85,038±$7kHighest 14% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
— | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Westbrook 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 |
$4,005Highest 32% 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% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Westbrook 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% |
8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older 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 |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #115 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Westbrook Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Westbrook High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.