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Steep Falls vs Tremont
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Tremont 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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,861Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
| Tremont 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% |
20.2%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Tremont 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont 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 |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont 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 |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Tremont 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 |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Tremont 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest 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 |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Tremont Public Schools |
| 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.