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Jay vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Cornish has the most people working from home (7.4%).
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 | Jay | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,657Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.5±5.1Highest 12% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,600±$27k 43% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Jay 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 | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 73 | — |
| High school in town | Spruce Mountain High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.