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Northport vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Northport | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kHighest about the ME average |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Northport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kHighest 16% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Northport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Highest 10% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Northport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Northport Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.