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Bridgewater vs Windham vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BridgewaterMonticello
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Blaine has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Bridgewater | Windham | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 484Lowest |
19,188Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±8Highest 9% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Bridgewater and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bridgewater and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,417±$15kLowest 12% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$80,707±$24k 8% above ME |
| Windham and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$78kLowest 48% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $768±$116 33% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,417Lowest 53% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school 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.