Compare towns
Whitefield vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
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 | Whitefield | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,157Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Whitefield and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,875±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
| Standish and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,366Lowest 22% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Whitefield 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 | RSU 12 | 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.