Compare towns
Standish vs Unity vs Windham 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 most homeowners (91.2%).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Limington has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Windham | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,662 |
1,858Lowest |
19,188Highest |
4,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington 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% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Windham and Standish 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 |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$295,600±$33k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453 14% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Windham and Limington 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Limington 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 14 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.4 |
12.1Lowest |
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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.