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Mars Hill vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Mars Hill | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,398Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Highest 3% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
| Standish and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Mars Hill 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 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.