Compare towns
Dedham vs Windham vs Cumberland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Windham has the most renters (15.4% rent).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
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 | Dedham | Windham | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
19,188Highest |
8,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
| Dedham and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18k 49% above ME |
$107,934±$14kLowest 44% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607 25% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
| Cumberland and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942 30% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 14 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.