Compare towns
Cherryfield vs Steuben vs Sumner
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 renters (33.2% rent).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Steuben | Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809Lowest |
1,388Highest |
845 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
56.1±8.4 25% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Sumner 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% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Sumner 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% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Sumner 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% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$57,750±$19k 23% below ME |
| Steuben and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
$173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Cherryfield and Steuben 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 |
$678±$319Highest 40% below ME |
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| Steuben and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Cherryfield 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% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 24 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.