Compare towns
Cushing vs Standish vs Friendship
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Friendship has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Cushing | Standish | Friendship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460 |
10,662Highest |
1,213Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
55.5±6.9Highest 24% above ME |
| Friendship and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$75,625±$22kLowest about the ME average |
| Standish and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$275,000±$56kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,370±$53 20% above ME |
| Cushing and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
$2,218Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Friendship 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.