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Cherryfield vs Windsor
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%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 809Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Cherryfield 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor 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 |
$63,178±$5kHighest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
| Windsor 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 |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Windsor 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% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Windsor 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 | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.