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Palermo vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Palermo | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,473Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.1Highest 3% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Palermo and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Palermo and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,095±$15kLowest 19% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,700±$54kLowest 12% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Palermo and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,506Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 24% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.