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Lagrange vs Standish vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lagrange has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Lagrange | Standish | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709 |
10,662Highest |
598Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±13.8Highest about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
44±10 about the ME average |
| Lagrange and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chester and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$64,500±$8k 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$172,500±$59k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$833±$51 27% below ME |
| Standish and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $869Lowest 71% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,378 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±37.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Chester 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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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.