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Steep Falls vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steep Falls has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Steep Falls | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,861Lowest |
4,262Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Durham and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Durham and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1k 33% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 05 |
| 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.