Compare towns
Harmony vs Limestone vs Cherryfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the highest household income ($54k).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
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 | Harmony | Limestone | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
1,579Highest |
809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±2.5 18% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13kHighest 28% below ME |
$49,938±$8k 33% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Harmony and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
| Harmony and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $754±$233Highest 34% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
| Limestone and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449 52% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harmony Public Schools | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.