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Marshfield vs Cornish vs Vienna
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).
Vienna has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 499Lowest |
1,024Highest |
536 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Vienna and Marshfield 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% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Marshfield and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Cornish 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42kLowest 35% below ME |
— | $276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Vienna and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342 23% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Vienna 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.