Compare towns
Standish vs Augusta vs Durham
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).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Augusta | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
19,077Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Durham and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Augusta 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% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
| Standish and Durham 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 |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
| Standish and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
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| Standish and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005 about the ME average |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Augusta 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
17.9Highest |
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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.