Compare towns
Cornish vs Windham vs Parsonsfield 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).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Windham | Parsonsfield | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
19,188Highest |
1,715 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Parsonsfield 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% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
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| Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,350 23% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.