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Steuben vs Porter
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).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,388Lowest |
1,746Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
| Porter and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Porter 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Porter 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $678±$319 40% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,029Highest 33% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter 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% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Steuben 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 History | 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.