Compare towns
Bowdoin vs Lisbon Falls 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 oldest population (median age 44.3).
Lisbon Falls has the most renters (29.9% rent).
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 | Lisbon Falls | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188Lowest |
4,267 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Windham 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% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest 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% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Lisbon Falls 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% ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375 11% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Bowdoin 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.