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Standish vs Bowdoin
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%).
Bowdoin has the most kids (19.1% 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 | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
3,188Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin and Standish 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% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Standish and Bowdoin 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% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$91,239±$13kLowest 22% above ME |
| Standish and Bowdoin 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 |
$292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
| Standish and Bowdoin 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 | $3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Bowdoin 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Bowdoin 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 | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| 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.