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Corinna vs Exeter vs Steep Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most people working from home (13%).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Steep Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Corinna | Exeter | Steep Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,093Lowest |
1,861 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
| Exeter and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steep Falls and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$80,280±$33k 7% above ME |
| Exeter and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$243,400±$31kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$3,273Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinna and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.