Compare towns
Standish vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Baldwin 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% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453 14% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Baldwin 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 |
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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.