Compare towns
Patten vs Steuben vs Cherryfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k median).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
Cherryfield has the most expensive homes ($196k median).
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 | Patten | Steuben | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,388Highest |
809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
$195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
| Cherryfield and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$678±$319Highest 40% below ME |
$428±$107 62% below ME |
| Steuben and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6 ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 14% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Cherryfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| 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.