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Northfield vs Cornish vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Northfield | Cornish | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 263Lowest |
1,803Highest |
271 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
60.6±7.1 35% above ME |
| Northfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
| Cornish and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$226,200±$32k 24% below ME |
| Cornish and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,125±$383Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,773 42% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.