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Chesterville vs Cornish vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Steuben has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Chesterville | Cornish | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,388 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
40.1±8.5Highest 10% below ME |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
— | $173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Chesterville and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 24 |
| 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.