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Steuben vs Cornish
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 most kids (20.4% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,388Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±8.5Highest 10% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Cornish 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 |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,900±$32k 41% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Steuben 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% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 24 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.