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Manchester vs Cornish vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Manchester | Cornish | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,424Highest |
1,803 |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.9±4.6 5% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
| Mount Vernon and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,031±$16kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Manchester and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $299,600±$40kHighest about the ME average |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Manchester and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$116 13% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Cornish and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,486Highest 15% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±18.6 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.9%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.