Compare towns
Freeport vs Windham vs Saco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Windham has the most homeowners (84.6%).
Saco has the most renters (27.2% rent).
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 | Freeport | Windham | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
19,188 |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
| Windham and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
$4,807 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 14 | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.