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Cherryfield vs Hampden
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 oldest population (median age 58.1).
Hampden has the highest household income ($112k).
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 | Hampden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 809Lowest |
7,896Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Cherryfield 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.