Compare towns
Limington 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
Limington has the oldest population (median age 50).
North Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Limington | North Windham | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017Lowest |
5,417 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest 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+ | 22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11kLowest 13% above 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 | $295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
$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 | $1,185±$121 4% above ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Lowest 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 | #70 of 133 in ME | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None 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.