Compare towns
Cornish vs North Windham vs Windham vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Cornish | North Windham | Windham | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
5,417 |
19,188Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| North Windham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest 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 | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below 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 | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below 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 | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below 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 | $2,309 24% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest 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 | — | — | #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.