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Brownfield vs Cherryfield vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Bradley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
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 | Brownfield | Cherryfield | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830Highest |
809Lowest |
1,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
| Bradley and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,088±$325 4% below ME |
| Brownfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.