Compare towns
Bingham vs Cherryfield vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Harmony has the highest household income ($54k).
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 | Bingham | Cherryfield | Harmony |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
809 |
974Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1% ME: +2.6% |
-12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2 25% above ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
52.9±2.5Lowest 18% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Harmony and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22k 43% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$54,063±$13kHighest 28% below ME |
| Harmony and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
| Harmony and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$428±$107Highest 62% below ME |
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| Cherryfield and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,449 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | Cherryfield Public Schools | Harmony Public Schools |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.