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Winthrop vs Steep Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Steep Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Winthrop | Steep Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
1,861Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
| Steep Falls and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
| Winthrop and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
| Winthrop and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
31 minLowest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.