Compare towns
Cornish vs Milbridge 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).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Milbridge | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,222 |
1,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
| Milbridge and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Steuben 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% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$619±$186Lowest 46% 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 | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge 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% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.