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Standish, ME vs Falmouth, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Falmouth, is 63% more than it is in Standish and is 48% above the National Average.
- Standish unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Falmouth unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Standish, MEFalmouth, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,514  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$132,817$69,021
 Family Median Income$93,786  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Standish, MEFalmouth, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Standish, MEFalmouth, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for Standish    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Our area is senic, on Sebago Lake. The tough part about living in maine is it is very expensive, between the state and town taxes, it's amazing our state is in such  More

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Reviews for Falmouth    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Falmouth borders Portland, Maines largest city, so the nationally reconginized resturants, vibrant arts community, festivals, and shopping are all close. For the size  More

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Falmouth K-12 schools consistantly score high on the states standardized tests. While my daughter was in private schools in CA, I am confortable with the education  More

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