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Meddybemps vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the oldest population (median age 63.9).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Meddybemps | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 139Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.