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Corinth vs Hudson vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most kids (23% under 18).
Hudson has the oldest population (median age 47.5).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).

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.

MeasureCorinthHudsonWindham
People
Population
2,990
1,305Lowest
19,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.8%
ME: +2.6%
-7.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+8.4%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.7±6
5% below ME
47.5±6.1Highest
6% above ME
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% below ME
Hudson and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
17.2%±4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
19.2%±2.7
ME: 18.1%
Corinth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.3%±3.9
ME: 22.4%
18.9%±2.6Highest
ME: 22.4%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Hudson and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.2%
ME: 36.2%
19.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
44.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.1%±3.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.9%±1.1
ME: 5.8%
Hudson and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,229±$5kLowest
14% below ME
$67,933±$12k
9% below ME
$107,934±$14kHighest
44% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$135,800±$31kLowest
54% below ME
$157,300±$9k
47% below ME
$388,900±$22kHighest
31% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$883±$157Lowest
22% below ME
$1,086±$307
5% below ME
$1,232±$332Highest
8% above ME
Windham and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$1,543
49% below ME
$3,938Highest
30% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.4%±11.6
ME: 48.4%
10.3%±51.4Lowest
ME: 48.4%
32.7%±14.7Highest
ME: 48.4%
Windham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.5%
ME: 10.7%
3.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
92.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
84.6%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
1987Highest
10 yrs newer than ME
1985Lowest
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
21% above ME
31 minHighest
24% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
Work from home
15.6%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
8.6%±3.4Lowest
ME: 15.9%
19%±4.1Highest
ME: 15.9%
Windham and Corinth 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 #102 of 133 in ME — #95 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 64/MSAD 64 — RSU 14
High school in town Central High School — Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school
14.3Highest
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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.