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Vienna vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
Cornish has the shortest commute (32 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 | Vienna | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469Highest 19% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.