Standish is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 10,897 people and three associated neighborhoods, Standish is the 21st largest community in Maine.

Also of interest is that Standish has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Standish is a college town. There are a lot of students in Standish attending college, and as a result Standish provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Standish has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Standish a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Standish, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.06 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Standish citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.01% of adults in Standish have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Standish in 2022 was $42,492, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,968 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, French Canadian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Standish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.