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Milo vs Cornish vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Milo | Cornish | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,165Highest |
1,803 |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Milo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 70% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | — |
| High school in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.