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Jackson vs Cornish
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 people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Jackson | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 567Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Jackson and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Jackson and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$19kHighest about the ME average |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Jackson and Cornish 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 |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,651Highest 13% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.3%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Jackson 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.