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Sidney vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Sidney | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,790Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474Highest 19% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.