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Sangerville vs Standish vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerville has the oldest population (median age 53.9).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Sangerville | Standish | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,136Lowest |
10,662Highest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$162,600±$12k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$880±$97 23% below ME |
| Standish and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,916 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 18% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville 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 | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| 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.