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Wiscasset vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Wiscasset | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37kHighest 5% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Wiscasset and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #108 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.