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Prospect vs Cornish vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Prospect | Cornish | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 923Lowest |
1,024 |
1,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,250±$17kHighest 9% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Prospect and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
— | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— |
| Cornish and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,979 35% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.