Compare towns
Jackson vs Corinth vs Sorrento
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jackson has the most renters (21.4% rent).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Sorrento has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
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 | Jackson | Corinth | Sorrento |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567 |
2,990Highest |
345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.7±5.8 16% below ME |
42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
| Corinth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±10Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±4.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$19k about the ME average |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$83,438±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,651Highest 13% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,929 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±60.5 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Corinth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.4%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Jackson 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 | — | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | — |
| High school in town | — | Central High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.