Compare towns
Oakfield vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Oakfield | Corinth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 629Lowest |
2,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,378±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
$64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$46kHighest 51% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Oakfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $592±$261Lowest 48% below ME |
$883±$157Highest 22% below ME |
| Corinth and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,381Highest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.6%±13.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Corinth and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 25% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | — | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
| 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.