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Sebago vs Standish vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k 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 | Sebago | Standish | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073Lowest |
10,662Highest |
2,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sebago and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Standish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,000±$46k about the ME average |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Standish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Sebago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,543 16% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago 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 | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 12 |
| 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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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.