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Pomfret vs Standish vs Weybridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).

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.

MeasurePomfretStandishWeybridge
People
Population
908
10,662Highest
781Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±12.1Highest
37% above U.S.
40.5±2.8Lowest
4% above U.S.
51.6±3
33% above U.S.
Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.4%±6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±3.1
U.S.: 22%
19%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Weybridge and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.5%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±2.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58%
U.S.: 35.7%
36%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
11.6%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,229±$8kLowest
4% above U.S.
$104,593±$15k
30% above U.S.
$118,083±$18kHighest
46% above U.S.
Weybridge and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,200±$144k
20% above U.S.
$336,000±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$419,900±$35kHighest
26% above U.S.
Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,170±$98
17% below U.S.
$983±$453Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,227±$508Highest
13% below U.S.
Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,722Highest
116% above U.S.
$3,005Lowest
4% below U.S.
$6,117
96% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24%±22.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.4%±22.3
U.S.: 51.1%
65.4%±30.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weybridge and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
Work from home
30.3%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #18 of 133 in ME —
School district Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 RSU 06/MSAD 06 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
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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U.S. 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.