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New Limerick vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.5%).
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 | New Limerick | Steuben |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 372Lowest |
1,388Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±10.3Highest 30% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| New Limerick and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9% ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and New Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,810±$7kLowest 28% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,900±$120kHighest 34% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| New Limerick and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$388Highest 32% below ME |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| New Limerick and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,221Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±52.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Limerick and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and New Limerick 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.

