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Marshfield vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Marshfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 499Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Marshfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Marshfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342Highest 23% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield 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.