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Strong vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Strong | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Strong and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| 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.