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Danforth vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Danforth | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Danforth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.