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Springfield vs Cherryfield vs Lakeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
Cherryfield has the most renters (33.2% rent).
Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).
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 | Springfield | Cherryfield | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
809Highest |
99Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME |
58.1±4.2 30% above ME |
59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME |
| Lakeville and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lakeville and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cherryfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$65,625±$8kHighest 12% below ME |
| Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$313,600±$251kHighest 6% above ME |
| Lakeville and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $428±$107 62% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,010Lowest 67% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 60.5%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 21% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
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| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lakeville 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 | — |
| High school 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.