Compare towns
Cornish vs Windsor vs Levant vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Bradley has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Windsor | Levant | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,690 |
3,069Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Windsor and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Bradley 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Levant 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley 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±$4k 8% below ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$76,667±$28k about the ME average |
| Levant and Bradley 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 |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
| 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 |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
| Levant and Windsor 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 |
$2,160 29% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Windsor 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #44 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.