Compare towns
Buckfield vs Limerick vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
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 | Buckfield | Limerick | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,403Lowest |
3,400 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Limerick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Limerick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860 6% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Buckfield 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 |
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.