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Patten vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Patten | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.