Compare towns
Andover vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most affordable homes ($168k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Andover | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 679Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.8±3.9Highest 16% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,922±$9kLowest 33% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,300±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,513Lowest 50% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Andover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.2%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Andover 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 | Andover Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None 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.