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Parsonsfield vs Windham vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
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 | Parsonsfield | Windham | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,715Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9Highest about the ME average |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,350 23% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 97% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.