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Standish vs Somerville
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 people working from home (13.6%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Standish and Somerville 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Standish and Somerville 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% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville and Standish 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 |
$2,505Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.