Compare towns
Steuben vs Beals vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steuben has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Steuben | Beals | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,388 |
498Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Beals and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Steuben and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Beals and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,029Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Steuben and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 24 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None 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.