Compare towns
Steep Falls vs Saco vs Parsonsfield
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).
Saco has the most people working from home (19%).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Saco | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861 |
20,819Highest |
1,715Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
| Saco and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±9.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Steep Falls 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% |
18.5%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Saco and Parsonsfield 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% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco 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±$33k 7% above ME |
$92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$72,045±$18kLowest 4% below ME |
| Saco 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 |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273 8% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,350Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
24 minLowest 3% below ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Saco Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.