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Eliot vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Eliot | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,146Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kLowest 36% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | 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 Our Story | 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.