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Naples vs Cornish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).

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.

MeasureNaplesCornish
People
Population
3,985Highest
1,024Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
49.8±6.8Highest
11% above ME
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.6%±4Highest
ME: 18.1%
10.5%±5.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±5.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
15.2%±6.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
16.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,188±$13kHighest
5% above ME
$68,686±$2kLowest
8% below ME
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$340,100±$48k
15% above ME
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Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,941±$625Highest
70% above ME
$1,135±$141Lowest
about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,784Highest
8% below ME
$1,925Lowest
37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.9%±40.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
31%±22.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Naples and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
56% above ME
32 minLowest
29% above ME
Work from home
26.7%±11.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
7.4%±3.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #118 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 61/MSAD 61 —
High school in town Lake Region High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.7
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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.