Compare towns
Corinth vs North Windham 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 affordable homes ($136k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Corinth | North Windham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Lowest |
5,417 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Corinth and North Windham 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% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham 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 |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| North Windham and Windham 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 |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and North Windham 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% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Windham 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 |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.