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The best of Cherryfield’s subject grades are an A+ for history and civic life; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Cherryfield, where Maine’s towns sit at 9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town in Maine scores lower than Cherryfield on incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. Only 5 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Narraguagus Junction Wildlife Management Area, at 1,748 acres. Only 24 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on civic life. Cherryfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cherryfield beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Gen. Alexander Campbell House
Census counts: 181 in 1810, a peak of 1,859 in 1900, 1,107 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Cherryfield is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherryfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cherryfield.
20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Cherryfield, against 14% in Maine’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 35% of Cherryfield adults feel lonely. Cherryfield beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| Cherryfield | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cherryfield | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 15.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.3% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Cherryfield Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryfield ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 110 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests
The median rent in Cherryfield is $428 a month. The typical Cherryfield home is worth about $182,000, down 1.8% in a year, 56% below the Maine typical home. 67% of households own their home in Cherryfield.
| Cherryfield | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $428 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cherryfield has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Cherryfield’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Cherryfield for work: only 12% work in town. Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Cherryfield. Since 2013, Cherryfield has added 22 jobs, to 281 in 2023.
| Cherryfield | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $37,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Cherryfield | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sprague's Falls Preserve | 1 mi | 537 |
| 2. Narraguagus Junction Wildlife Management Area | 0.6 mi | 1,748 |
| 3. McHatton Brook Preserve | 0.4 mi | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cherryfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Cherryfield; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Cherryfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
9 places in Cherryfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Cherryfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States on the Narraguagus River. It was named for the wild cherries that once peppered the banks of the river. The town population was 1,107 at the 2020 census. The town bills itself as the "Blueberry Capital of the World". Roughly 75 acres (300,000 m2) on both sides of the river are a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places known as the Cherryfield Historic District. This district comprises a collection of period structures dating from c. 1750–1890. The town was first settled about 1760. In 1826, the part of Steuben known as Narraguagus was annexed onto Cherryfield.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Hiram Burnham and Carl Willey.
