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Standish vs Acton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Acton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
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 | Standish | Acton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
2,721Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
52.9±4.2Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.2%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$78,750±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
| Standish and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$334,300±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Standish and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453 14% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,680Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Acton and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
40 minHighest 64% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Acton 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 | #43 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Acton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| 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.