Compare towns
Sumner vs Cornish vs Garland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Garland has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Sumner | Cornish | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
1,024Highest |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
53.5±4.3 19% above ME |
| Sumner and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Garland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,750±$19k 23% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$51,094±$12kLowest 32% below ME |
| Cornish and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
— | $205,400±$38kHighest 31% below ME |
| Garland and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$794±$248Lowest 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.