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Bradley vs Windham vs Orono
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($202k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Orono has the most renters (58.3% rent).
Orono is a college town. 59.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Bradley | Windham | Orono |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
19,188Highest |
11,151 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7Highest 5% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
21.6±0.3Lowest 52% below ME |
| Bradley and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
6.8%±1.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
69.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
59.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28k about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$59,784±$5kLowest 20% below ME |
| Windham and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$262,900±$39k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,280±$117Highest 12% above ME |
| Orono and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$4,778Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
60.2%±11.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
27%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
41.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
15 minLowest 38% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Bradley 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #26 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.