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Ripley vs Cornish vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripley has the most affordable homes ($144k median).
Cornish has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Ripley | Cornish | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 436Lowest |
1,803Highest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 6% above ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Ripley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cambridge and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ripley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$13k 13% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
| Cornish and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$33kLowest 51% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$281Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
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| Cornish and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,574 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±73.7 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 28% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Ripley 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.