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Otisfield vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otisfield has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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.
| Measure | Otisfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,951Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56.8±4.8Highest 27% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Otisfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Otisfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,271±$15kHighest 13% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Otisfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,200±$35k 7% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$872Highest 14% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Otisfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,652Highest 13% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — |
| 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.