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Guildhall vs Windham vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallWindhamBelvidere
People
Population
371Lowest
19,188Highest
422
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+8.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±7.8Highest
10% above U.S.
41.8±1.8
7% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
Guildhall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
Guildhall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$388,900±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
$239,200±$51kLowest
28% below U.S.
Windham and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,232±$332
13% below U.S.
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
Belvidere and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Highest
48% above U.S.
$3,938
26% above U.S.
$3,908Lowest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Belvidere 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 — RSU 14 —
High school in town — Windham High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1
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U.S. 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.