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Cornville vs Pittston vs Madison
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 most affordable homes ($167k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Madison has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Pittston | Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419Lowest |
3,093 |
4,782Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
49.6±3.4 11% above ME |
| Cornville and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornville and Pittston 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% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Madison 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Madison 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 |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$61,747±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Pittston 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±$14kLowest 44% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
$187,600±$40k 37% below ME |
| Pittston and Madison 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 |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
$906±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
| Cornville and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808Lowest 40% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$1,983Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±11.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
54.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±10.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Madison and Cornville 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 | — | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 59/MSAD 59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Madison Jr/Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.