Compare towns
Cushing vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Cushing | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Cushing and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cushing and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.