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Industry vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Cornish has the shortest commute (32 min average).
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 | Industry | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 988Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.6±10.7Highest 9% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Industry and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Industry 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.