Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Bowdoinham vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most affordable homes ($293k median).
Bowdoinham has the oldest population (median age 51.9).
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 | Bowdoin | Bowdoinham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188 |
3,142Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10 about the ME average |
51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Bowdoinham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bowdoinham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kLowest 22% above ME |
$108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375 11% above ME |
$2,958Lowest about the ME average |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | #73 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.