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Etna vs Chesterville vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Etna has the most homeowners (94.9%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Steuben has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Etna | Chesterville | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,252Lowest |
1,397Highest |
1,388 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.4Highest 6% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
| Etna and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 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+ | 18.5%±1.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Steuben and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,000±$49k 38% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Chesterville and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 12% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Chesterville 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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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.