Compare towns
Cornish vs Danforth vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Cornish | Danforth | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
666Lowest |
1,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$173,900±$32kHighest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$678±$319 40% below ME |
| Cornish and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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.