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Bowdoin vs South 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 kids (19.1% under 18).
South Windham has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | South Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Bowdoin and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowdoin and South 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% |
35.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South 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 |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$314,300±$81kHighest 6% above ME |
| South Windham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,824±$2k 60% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.