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Cornish vs Wiscasset vs Cornish
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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Wiscasset | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,874Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Wiscasset 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% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset 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% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Wiscasset 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 |
$71,118±$37kHighest 5% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$325,200±$26kHighest 10% above ME |
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| Wiscasset and Cornish 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 |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Wiscasset 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 |
$3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #108 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Wiscasset Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Wiscasset Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2 |
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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.