Compare towns
Steuben vs Mapleton vs Gouldsboro
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%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Gouldsboro has the most expensive homes ($277k median).
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 | Mapleton | Gouldsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,388Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,615 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
60.2±5.2Highest 34% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
38.8%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,466±$4k about the ME average |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$60,873±$7kLowest 19% below ME |
| Mapleton and Steuben 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 |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$276,800±$51kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319 40% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,298±$507Highest 14% above ME |
| Gouldsboro and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,029 33% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,305Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80.8%±28.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gouldsboro 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gouldsboro and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 24 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | None 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.