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Standish vs Beals vs Winthrop
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%).
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
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 | Beals | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
498Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Beals and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Standish 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% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Standish and Winthrop 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 |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Standish and Winthrop 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 |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Standish and Beals 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 |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Winthrop 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% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Beals 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 | — | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Beals Public Schools | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.