Cherryfield, ME

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Cherryfield, Maine

Cherryfield, Maine, in Washington county, is 132 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 221 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town has a population of 1,157.

The People and Families of Cherryfield

In Cherryfield, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Cherryfield had a median family income of $31,016.

Cherryfield Housing

Owners occupy 75% of the housing units in Cherryfield. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then the town is a popular and practical place to live on one's own. One of the strengths of Cherryfield is the availability of reasonably priced apartment rentals. Who wouldn't appreciate the low real estate taxes that are typical in the town?

Commuting

In Cherryfield, 88% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Cherryfield strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Maine):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 14%

Comparative Profile of Cherryfield, ME

Comparing Cherryfield to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Maine (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	132 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	221 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Washington
Standard Zip Codes	04622
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.607
Longitude	-67.925

Station	JONESBORO
Distance	13.9 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	31 to 50 F
Jul Temp	55 to 75 F
Oct Temp	37 to 56 F
Annual Precip	51.3 inches

Station	GRAND LAKE STREAM
Distance	40.5 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 27 F
Apr Temp	29 to 51 F
Jul Temp	55 to 79 F
Oct Temp	34 to 57 F
Annual Precip	44.7 inches

Station	BANGOR INTL AP
Distance	45.8 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	59 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 57 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Library
Cherryfield Public Library Main Street Cherryfield, Maine (207) 546-4228

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,157	100%
Male	539	46.6%
Female	618	53.4%
Under 18	260	22.5%
18+	897	77.5%
65+	240	20.7%
Median Age	44.2
Average Family Size	2.85
White	1,134	98%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	8	0.7%
Other	2	0.2%
Mixed Race	7	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$31,016
Population In Poverty	251	21.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,141
Growth	-16
Growth %	-1.39%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	28.8%
English	24.3%
Irish	8.2%
French (except Basque)	7.4%
German	7.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.7%
Scottish	3.9%
Italian	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	2.5%
Swedish	1.8%
Polish	1.5%
Canadian	1.4%
French Canadian	1.1%
European	0.7%
Danish	0.7%
British	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Portuguese	0.4%
Celtic	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Romanian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%

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