Compare towns
Patten vs Phillips vs Cherryfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k median).
Phillips has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Cherryfield has the most renters (33.2% rent).
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 | Patten | Phillips | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,094Highest |
809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kHighest 39% below ME |
$45,385±$12k 39% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Patten and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
| Cherryfield and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$483±$377Highest 58% below ME |
$428±$107 62% below ME |
| Phillips and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4% ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| 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.