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Hampden vs Webster vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Webster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896Lowest |
17,748 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±2.9 5% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Hampden 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 39% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| 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 9% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Windham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,999Highest 28% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Webster | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Bartlett High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.