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Standish vs Trenton
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).
Trenton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7%).
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 | Trenton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,599Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.5±7.7Highest about the ME average |
| Trenton 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% |
20.1%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Trenton 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% |
25.5%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$60,455±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$357,400±$36kHighest 20% above ME |
| Trenton 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 |
$1,102±$241Highest 3% below ME |
| Trenton 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 |
$2,310Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±20.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Trenton 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% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 minLowest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Trenton 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Trenton Public Schools |
| 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 Our Story | 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.