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Franklin vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
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 | Franklin | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,628Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Franklin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Franklin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Franklin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin 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.