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Hampton vs Smithville 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
Hampton has the most renters (21.6% rent).
Smithville has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
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 | Hampton | Smithville | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Lowest |
1,525 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±14.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
43.1±3.2Highest 11% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Smithville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,796±$8k 9% below U.S. |
$70,433±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,800±$10kLowest 50% below U.S. |
$173,200±$42k 48% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,264±$375Highest 11% below U.S. |
$889±$186Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Hampton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,007Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$4,254Highest 36% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±25.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.9%±31.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smithville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.8%±8.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Hampton 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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| 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.