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Greene vs Little Falls vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most affordable homes ($270k median).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Greene | Little Falls | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
718Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
46.3±21.2Highest 3% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Little Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Little Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kLowest 31% above ME |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Little Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$375,800±$96k 27% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Lowest about the ME average |
$4,041Highest 33% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
27 minHighest 8% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None 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.