Compare towns
Hampden vs Windham vs Topsham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most affordable homes ($286k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Topsham has the oldest population (median age 44.7).
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 | Hampden | Windham | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161Lowest |
19,188Highest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±6.3Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
| Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,228±$22kHighest 50% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,900±$33kLowest 4% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Windham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$375Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,863Lowest 27% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.2%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Topsham 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.