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Cornish is a small town of 1,024 people in York County, Maine. It's about 33 miles from Portland, ME and 102 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,024people
$396kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
230Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,024
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 337 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Boston, MA
- 33 mi to Portland, ME
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,495/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 17% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PWM airport
- 26 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 413 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.