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Bucksport vs Windham vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Warren has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Bucksport | Windham | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,016 |
19,188Highest |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2Highest 5% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Bucksport and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,720±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32k 15% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Warren 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 | #68 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | RSU 14 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.