Compare towns
Turner vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the most expensive homes ($285k median).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
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 | Turner | Corinth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
2,990Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$883±$157Highest 22% below ME |
| Corinth and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Highest 24% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.