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Standish vs Unity 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 highest household income ($105k).
Unity has the most affordable homes ($207k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,858Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
| North Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest 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%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Standish 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% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Standish and North 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 13% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Standish 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% 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 | $3,005 about the ME average |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Unity 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.