Compare towns
Standish vs New Gloucester vs Chapman
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
New Gloucester has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | New Gloucester | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
5,766 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Standish 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% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and New Gloucester 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% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$93,125±$17kLowest 25% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Standish 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 |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
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| New Gloucester and Standish 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 |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and New Gloucester 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Standish 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.