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Palmyra vs Sherman vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most renters (17.4% rent).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
Chesterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
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 | Palmyra | Sherman | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,209Highest |
947Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.1±4.8 17% below ME |
33.4±8.6Lowest 25% below ME |
37.8±4Highest 16% below ME |
| Chesterville and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sherman and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sherman and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% ME: 36.2% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17k 19% below ME |
$49,444±$7kLowest 34% below ME |
$61,635±$10kHighest 18% below ME |
| Chesterville and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34k 48% below ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119 36% below ME |
$672±$329Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614 47% below ME |
$1,328Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Sherman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.