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Danforth vs Cornish vs Baldwin
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
1,024 |
1,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Danforth and Baldwin 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% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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 |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
— | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.