Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Windham vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the most affordable homes ($348k median).
Windham has the most renters (15.4% rent).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Edgecomb | Windham | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hope and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$86,766±$6kLowest 16% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36kLowest 17% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,219±$182Lowest 7% above ME |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Lowest 18% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,842 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Hope 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 | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 14 | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.