Compare towns
Hampden vs Orrington vs Windham
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 kids (25.8% under 18).
Orrington has the oldest population (median age 49.5).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Orrington | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896 |
3,853Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
49.5±3.3Highest 10% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Orrington and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$94,556±$10kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% 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 | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$309,000±$49k 4% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,167±$135Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
88.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Orrington Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.