Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Steuben’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for health. Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,821 acres with 5.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Steuben has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Steuben beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Moore, Henry D., Parish House and Library| Widest gap | Steuben | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.6% | 10.7% |
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Steuben is from typical.
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Census counts: 347 in 1800, 1,129 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Steuben. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year
17 mi MountainCadillac Mountain
27 mi LighthouseBass Harbor Head Light
15 mi MuseumAbbe Museum
21 mi MuseumIslesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships StoreAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Steuben, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Steuben.
Only 3 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Steuben. For adults locally, the share who feel lonely is 36%; what’s more, the share of adults in Steuben who say their health is fair or poor is 26%, above both Maine’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (19%). Among adults locally, 34% get no exercise outside work and 21% smoke cigarettes.
| Steuben | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Steuben | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.6% | 10.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.4% | 23.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to RSU 24. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Steuben’s public school: 79 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Lewis SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 79 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Only 5% of working residents stay in Steuben for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Steuben who live below the poverty line is 5.4%, below both the Maine town median (9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs in Steuben grew by 122 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 170. The average commute for Steuben comes to 28 minutes.
| Steuben | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 134 Maine towns, just 6 have a lower typical rent than Steuben. Steuben: 89% of households are owner-occupiers. Home values are down 1.2% over the year to September 2026.
| Steuben | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $678 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkers can cover 12 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. In Steuben, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Steuben | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge | 5.1 mi | 1,821 |
| 2. Pigeon Hill Preserve | 1.9 mi | 172 |
| 3. Unionville Ballfield | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On expected storm and flood damage, Steuben sits above 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, Steuben has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out. Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 29%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Steuben; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Steuben residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
2 places in Steuben on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Steuben is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. Incorporated in 1795, it was named after Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, the Inspector General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
