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Newburgh vs Standish vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Newburgh | Standish | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,475 |
10,662Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748 9% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.