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Surry vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Surry | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,836Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Standish and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
| Standish and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish 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 |
| School district | Surry Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.