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Limington vs Starks 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Starks | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017 |
556Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Limington and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33k about the ME average |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Standish and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Limington and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852 6% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Limington 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 History | 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.