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Abbot vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abbot has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
Windham has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
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 | Abbot | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 584Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5Highest 8% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Abbot and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,542±$24kLowest 22% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,200±$36kLowest 42% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393Lowest 54% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Abbot and Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
| 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.