Compare towns
Exeter 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
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Milbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Steuben has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Exeter | Milbridge | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
1,222 |
1,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
50.3±6.2 12% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Exeter and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest 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+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
$76,466±$4k about the ME average |
| Exeter and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
$173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
$678±$319 40% below ME |
| Exeter and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest 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 |
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| 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.