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Greene vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Greene | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Greene and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Greene and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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 | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.