Compare towns
Limington vs Sumner 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 most renters (9% rent).
Sumner has the most affordable homes ($150k 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 | Sumner | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017 |
845Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5 12% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Sumner and Limington 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% |
17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Limington 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% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% 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 |
— | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Limington and Standish 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 |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Standish 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 40% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 10 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None 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.