Compare towns
Bingham vs Solon vs Windham vs Bingham
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%).
Bingham has the most renters (15.8% rent).
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 | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 660 |
963 |
19,188Highest |
564Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5% 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 |
55.6±7.8 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1Lowest 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% |
33.2%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% 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% |
3.4%±3 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±$22k 43% below ME |
$69,205±$20k 7% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$183,600±$12k 38% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$104,500±$33k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$915±$100 20% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Windham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,036Lowest 66% below 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% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7Lowest 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.