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Cherryfield vs Winthrop
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 affordable homes ($196k median).
Winthrop has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 809Lowest |
6,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$892±$319Highest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Winthrop 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% |
12.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±10.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | — | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Cherryfield Public Schools | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
| 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.