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Bingham vs Solon vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Solon has the most homeowners (88.6%).
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 | Bingham | Solon | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
963 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Bingham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$69,205±$20k 7% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$183,600±$12k 38% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$915±$100 20% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham 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% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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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.