Compare towns
Steep Falls vs Sidney vs Kenduskeag
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 renters (19.8% rent).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Kenduskeag has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Sidney | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861 |
4,790Highest |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
43.9±5.8 about the ME average |
| Steep Falls and Kenduskeag 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney and Kenduskeag 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$79,792±$14kLowest 7% above ME |
| Sidney 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±$31k 18% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Sidney 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 |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,059Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Kenduskeag 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% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Kenduskeag 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | — |
| 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.