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Standish vs Surry 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 youngest population (median age 40.5).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
1,052Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
44.7±5.1Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
| Surry 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% |
20.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Surry and Windham 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% |
23.3%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Surry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±6.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Standish and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$110,125±$25kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Surry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18k about the U.S. average |
$331,400±$23kLowest about the U.S. average |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,955±$374Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$6,384Highest 105% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±74.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Surry 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% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Surry 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.