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Readfield vs Steep Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Steep Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Readfield | Steep Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,861Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
44.1±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Steep Falls and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
| Readfield and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| 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.