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Somerville vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Cornish has the most people working from home (7.4%).
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 | Somerville | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 837Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 12 | — |
| 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.