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Greene vs Standish vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Greene | Standish | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
10,662Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Standish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Standish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
| Standish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,154±$64 about the ME average |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.