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Vienna vs Steuben vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Steuben has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Vienna | Steuben | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,388 |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
40.1±8.5 10% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Vienna and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Vienna and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Steuben and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,481±$20k about the ME average |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Steuben and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Vienna and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469Highest 19% below ME |
$2,029Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Vienna and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Steuben and Vienna 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 | 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.