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Danforth vs Cherryfield vs Stacyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Cherryfield has the most expensive homes ($196k median).
Stacyville has the highest household income ($55k).
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 | Danforth | Cherryfield | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
809Highest |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stacyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11k 43% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
| Stacyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Stacyville 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% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville 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 89 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.