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Turner vs Cornish vs Limington
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Limington has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Cornish | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
1,803Lowest |
4,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Limington and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Turner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
| Limington and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Limington 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% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limington 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 | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.