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Holderness vs Standish vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Holderness | Standish | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
10,662Highest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.5±2.8 4% above U.S. |
43±5.5Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Sidney and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$104,593±$15k 30% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$336,200±$34k about the U.S. average |
| Holderness and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304 5% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Highest 26% above U.S. |
$3,005 4% below U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sidney 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 | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Holderness School District | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 18 |
| 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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U.S. 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.