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Roxbury vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Roxbury | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 352Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $850Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Roxbury 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.