Compare towns
Standish vs Eliot vs North Windham
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 homeowners (91.2%).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Eliot | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
7,146 |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Eliot and North Windham 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and North Windham 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% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
| Standish and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Eliot and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Eliot 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.