Compare towns
Greene vs Cherryfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Greene | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
| Greene and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.