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Cornish vs Standish vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Standish | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
10,662Highest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
43±5.5 11% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2k 14% above U.S. |
$104,593±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Standish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$336,000±$18k about the U.S. average |
$336,200±$34kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Sidney and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
$983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$3,005 4% below U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sidney and Standish 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Cornish School District | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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U.S. 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.