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Steep Falls vs Hollis vs Baldwin
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 kids (22.9% under 18).
Hollis has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Hollis | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861 |
4,872Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
43.8±4.2Lowest about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Steep Falls 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% |
16.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Hollis 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% |
16.8%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,280±$33k 7% above ME |
$95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Hollis 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 |
$338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,372±$293Lowest 20% above ME |
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| Steep Falls and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$2,625 14% below ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Hollis 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Hollis and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #88 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.