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Cornwall vs Gray vs Mendon vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
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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 | Cornwall | Gray | Mendon | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,208 |
8,429 |
1,113Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.