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Standish vs Durham vs Belgrade
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 highest household income ($105k).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Durham | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
4,262 |
3,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Belgrade and Durham 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% |
19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Durham 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% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
$88,338±$13kLowest 18% above ME |
| Standish and Durham 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 |
$322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
$312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
| Standish and Durham 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 |
— | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
| Standish and Belgrade 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 |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Durham 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% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Belgrade 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 05 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | 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.