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Standish vs Warner vs Sidney
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 highest household income ($105k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Warner | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
2,959Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
43±5.5 11% above U.S. |
| Warner and Sidney 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% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Warner 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% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Sidney 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% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Standish and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34k about the U.S. average |
| Warner and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005 4% below U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warner and Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 18 |
| 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 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.