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Cumberland vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
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 | Cumberland | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,647Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Highest 6% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Cumberland and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$104,593±$15kLowest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Cumberland and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| 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.