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Wales vs Chesterville vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Chesterville has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Steuben has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Wales | Chesterville | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,924Highest |
1,397 |
1,388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
37.8±4 16% below ME |
40.1±8.5Highest 10% below ME |
| Steuben and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Steuben and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,004±$5kHighest 3% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$76,466±$4k about the ME average |
| Wales and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| Wales and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,578Highest 15% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$2,029Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 04 | — | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.