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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
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
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 | Danforth | Steuben |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Lowest |
1,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest 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+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $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 | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$678±$319Highest 40% below ME |
| Steuben and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Danforth 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 |
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.