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Standish vs Millis vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Millis | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
8,888Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
| Millis and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Millis and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Millis 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Millis | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Millis High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.7Lowest |
12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.