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Winthrop vs Cherryfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the highest household income ($86k).
Cherryfield has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
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 | Winthrop | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Highest 22% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Cherryfield 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.