Compare towns
Porter vs Springfield vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Porter | Springfield | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Highest |
310Lowest |
1,388 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Springfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Steuben and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $678±$319 40% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841 39% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,029Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Steuben 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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| 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.