Compare towns
Standish vs Ogunquit 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 youngest population (median age 40.5).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
— | $1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and Standish 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and North Windham 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | — |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | — | — |
| 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.