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Crawfordville, FL vs Steep Falls, ME

Crawfordville

Florida

vs

Steep Falls

Maine

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Crawfordville leads on 20 and Steep Falls on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 18% higher in Steep Falls, while median household income is higher in Crawfordville.

Median gross rent
$1,344$1,589
Crawfordville is 15% lower
Median household income
$82,656$80,280
Crawfordville is 3% higher
Median home value
$255,500$243,400
Crawfordville is 5% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 7.5 points a year in Crawfordville, and rent outran pay by 5.5 points a year in Steep Falls.

How these are calculated

FloridaMaineSteep Falls, MECrawfordville, FLCrawfordvilleSteep FallsCrawfordvilleSteep Falls

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Crawfordville, FLComposite 55.4 / 100
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656817n/a2869n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCrawfordvilleSteep FallsAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,344$1,589
Rent to income119.5%23.8%
Property tax rate10.8%1.3%
Home price to income13.1x3.0x
Prices vs US average293.9101.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,283$2,353
HUD area median income4$100,400n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,910$3,273
Median home value1$255,500$243,400
Home prices, 1-year change5-5.3%4.1%
Home prices, 5-year change546.4%67.2%
Homeownership176.1%80.2%
Renters paying 30%+144.5%66.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,507$1,392
Vacant homes112.7%13.8%
Median year built120031970
Jobs and income
Median household income1$82,656$80,280
Income per person1$35,507$27,065
Unemployment13.3%3.1%
Average annual pay6$50,445$74,201
Pay growth, 1 year63.8%4.0%
Jobs66,714194,746
Poverty rate14.7%7.3%
Mean commute129 min31 min
Works from home17.3%21.8%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population15,7321,861
Median age142.044.1
Bachelor's or higher118.5%14.5%
High school or higher192.6%97.0%
Household size12.63.0
Born abroad13.6%0.0%
No health insurance15.0%4.7%
Homes with broadband188.2%87.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.3%6.0%
Moved from another state11.6%0.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people732.40.8
Income of households moving in7$70,437$85,842
Income of households moving out7$55,826$77,178
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k812.231.7
Shops per 10k822.346.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.38.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k85.929.1
Child care centers per 10k83.46.1
Parks per 10k914.021.5
Playgrounds per 10k98.732.2
Grocery stores per 10k98.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k924.40.0
Libraries per 10k93.50.0
Named paths and bike trails92.60.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10127.0n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100n/a
National Register listings1112
Schools
Public schools12141
Public school students124,96985
Students per teacher1217.812.1
Climate
July average high1392°F80°F
January average low1341°F11°F
Average temperature1368°F46°F
Annual precipitation1356.6 in48.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1446.777.0
Hurricane risk1484.590.7
Tornado risk1450.925.5
Wildfire risk1484.538.9
Heat wave risk1446.959.2
Median air quality index154139
Good air days1575.6%74.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Crawfordville $53,760, Steep Falls $63,560 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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