Standish is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Standish enrolled in college, Standish has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Standish is worth considering.
In Standish, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
In terms of college education, Standish is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.60% of adults in Standish have a college degree.
The per capita income in Standish in 2022 was $40,079, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $160,316 for a family of four. However, Standish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Standish home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Standish residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Standish include English, Irish, French, Scottish, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Standish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
