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Porter vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Porter | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,746Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Porter and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Porter and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $983±$453 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter 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 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| 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.