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Franklin vs North Windham vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Franklin | North Windham | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,628Lowest |
5,417 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
42±3 6% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Franklin and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59kLowest 17% below ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| North Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
| North Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% 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 |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | — | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.