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Standish vs Surry vs Limington
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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Limington has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Surry | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,836Lowest |
4,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
| Surry and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Standish and Limington 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 |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
$295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
| Standish and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453 14% below ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
| Limington 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Standish 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% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 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 |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Surry Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | 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.