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Waldo vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Waldo | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 926Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%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 | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| 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.