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Minot vs Standish vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Minot | Standish | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,794Lowest |
10,662Highest |
3,680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
-1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
46.4±10.2 4% above ME |
| Minot and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Litchfield and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17k 28% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$84,904±$15kLowest 14% above ME |
| Standish and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26k about the ME average |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$243,900±$26kLowest 18% below ME |
| Standish and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
$1,173±$341Highest about the ME average |
| Litchfield and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602 14% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Minot 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME | #131 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| 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.