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Winthrop vs Cornish vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 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 | Winthrop | Cornish | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
1,803Lowest |
2,424 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
46.9±4.6Highest 5% above ME |
| Manchester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$92,031±$16kHighest 23% above ME |
| Manchester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41k about the ME average |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$299,600±$40kHighest about the ME average |
| Manchester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$993±$116 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,486 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±18.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Manchester 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.