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Standish vs Brooks vs Chapman
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 most expensive homes ($336k median).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Brooks | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,208 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Chapman 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% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Brooks 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 |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Standish and Chapman 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
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| Brooks and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Brooks 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.