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Standish vs Limington vs Waterboro
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).
Limington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Waterboro has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Limington | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
4,017Lowest |
8,055 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington 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% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$84,675±$11kLowest 13% above ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
| Standish and Waterboro 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 |
$295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
$297,000±$23k about the ME average |
| Standish and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
$1,200±$461Highest 5% above ME |
| Waterboro and Limington 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 |
$2,852 6% below ME |
$2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Waterboro 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Limington 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 | #70 of 133 in ME | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 13.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.