Compare towns
Eliot vs South Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
South Windham has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Eliot | South Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Eliot and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kLowest 36% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,824±$2kLowest 60% above ME |
| Eliot and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.