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Steuben vs Cornish vs Danforth
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 people working from home (11.8%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,388Highest |
1,024 |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Danforth 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% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,900±$32kHighest 41% below ME |
— | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319 40% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| 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 |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Cornish 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% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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 | — | — |
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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.