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Baileyville vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the most affordable homes ($112k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
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 | Baileyville | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,339Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±12.6Highest 6% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Baileyville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baileyville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Baileyville Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| 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.