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Warner vs Standish vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Standish has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

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.

MeasureWarnerStandishSutton
People
Population
2,959
10,662Highest
2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
40.5±2.8Lowest
4% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
36%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
11.6%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$104,593±$15k
30% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$336,000±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$983±$453Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650
145% above U.S.
$3,005Lowest
4% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
57.4%±22.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
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
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Sutton 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 Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 06/MSAD 06 Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town Bonny Eagle High School Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5Highest
10.4Lowest
On TownTapestry
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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.