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Weston vs Cornish vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Waltham has the most people working from home (13.4%).
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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 | Weston | Cornish | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275Lowest |
1,803Highest |
346 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 55.1±14 23% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
56.4±9.3Highest 26% above ME |
| Waltham and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±8.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$71,071±$14kHighest 5% below ME |
| Waltham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,700±$26kLowest 42% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$181,300±$22k 39% below ME |
| Cornish and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$850±$567Lowest 25% below ME |
| Cornish and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,500 51% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,452Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
15%±96.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waltham and Weston 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.