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Bristol vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
Standish has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
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 | Bristol | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,917Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,750±$19kLowest 35% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Bristol and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,051±$106Highest 8% below ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Bristol and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,668Lowest 12% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bristol and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bristol Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.