Bridgton vs Steep Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgton and Steep Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgton and Steep Falls are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Steep Falls has the higher population (1,720 vs 1,666 in Bridgton). Steep Falls has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $58,992 in Bridgton). Steep Falls has the higher median home value ($241,000 vs $239,200 in Bridgton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
Population	1,666	1,720
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,992	$68,125
Median home value	$239,200	$241,000
Median gross rent	$747	$974
Housing units	974	636
Homeownership rate	83.4%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
Population	2,542 → 1,666 (-34.5%)	1,683 → 1,720 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$55,116 → $58,992 (+7.0%)	$88,015 → $68,125 (-22.6%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $239,200 (+55.3%)	$218,200 → $241,000 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $747 (-20.2%)	$1,359 → $974 (-28.3%)

Bridgton

Population

2,5421,666

Median household income

$55,116$58,992

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$936$747

Steep Falls

Population

1,6831,720

Median household income

$88,015$68,125

Median home value

$218,200$241,000

Median gross rent

$1,359$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	30.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	7.3%	17.3%
45 to 54	17.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	20.8%
65 to 74	16.6%	8.5%
75 and over	4.9%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
Drove alone	57.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
1-unit, detached	80.8%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Bridgton	Steep Falls
Poverty rate	31.6%	16.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1956	1966