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Standish vs Dresden
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 people working from home (13.6%).
Dresden has the oldest population (median age 55.1).
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 | Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden 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% |
24.8%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dresden and Standish 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% |
30.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$74,844±$22kLowest about the ME average |
| Standish and Dresden 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 |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
| Dresden 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 |
$2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Dresden 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% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 02 |
| 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 History | 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.