Compare towns
Turner vs Standish vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the oldest population (median age 47.6).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Turner | Standish | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891 |
10,662Highest |
4,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28k 34% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$98,093±$16kLowest 31% above ME |
| Standish and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
| Standish and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Greene 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.