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Exeter vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Exeter | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter 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.