Compare towns
Crystal vs Steuben vs Sherman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the oldest population (median age 63.2).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Crystal | Steuben | Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
1,388Highest |
947 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
33.4±8.6Lowest 25% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$49,444±$7k 34% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60k 56% below ME |
$173,900±$32kHighest 41% below ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
| Steuben and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$678±$319 40% below ME |
$672±$329Lowest 41% below ME |
| Crystal and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
$1,328 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sherman and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sherman and Steuben 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 | — |
| 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.