Compare towns
Cornish vs Steuben vs Sebago vs Chesterville
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 (17.9% rent).
Steuben has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Steuben | Sebago | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,388Lowest |
2,073Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
40.7±3.9Highest 9% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Sebago and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest 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+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest 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 | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$76,466±$4k about the ME average |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Sebago and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,029Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.