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Cherryfield vs Cornish vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
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 | Cherryfield | Cornish | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809 |
1,803Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$42,264±$11k 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Cornish and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cherryfield Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.