Compare towns
Exeter vs Troy 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 highest household income ($84k).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Troy | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
984Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
49.3±13.6 10% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Troy 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% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Exeter 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% |
21.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Troy and Exeter 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 |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Troy and Cornish 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 |
$1,752 42% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.