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Chesterville vs Cherryfield vs New Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
New Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Chesterville | Cherryfield | New Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
809Lowest |
1,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
43.9±8.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| New Sharon and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$63,889±$21kHighest 15% below ME |
| New Sharon and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$171,200±$21kLowest 42% below ME |
| Chesterville and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$961±$55 16% below ME |
| Chesterville and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$1,889Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
61%±38Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Sharon and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 22% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 09 |
| High school 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.