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Steuben vs Calais vs Milbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
Calais has the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Milbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Steuben | Calais | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,388 |
3,097Highest |
1,222Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
50.3±6.2Highest 12% above ME |
| Milbridge and Calais 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% |
16.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Calais 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 |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
| Steuben and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
$111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319 40% below ME |
$1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
| Calais and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,029Highest 33% below ME |
$1,684Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Milbridge 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% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% above ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
18 min 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Steuben 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 | — | #48 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 24 | Calais Public Schools | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | None in town | Calais Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.