Compare towns
Cornville vs Mapleton vs Skowhegan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornville has the oldest population (median age 50.1).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Skowhegan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Cornville | Mapleton | Skowhegan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419Lowest |
1,884 |
8,653Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42.6±5.2 5% below ME |
| Cornville and Skowhegan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Skowhegan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Skowhegan and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Skowhegan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,926±$18k 7% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$49,485±$6kLowest 34% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,400±$14k 44% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$164,400±$8kLowest 45% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,366±$181Highest 20% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$875±$68 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808 40% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,091Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
58.5%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
65.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.9%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Skowhegan 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 | — | — | #128 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Skowhegan Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.