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Hollis vs South Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the most kids (16.4% under 18).
South Windham has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Hollis | South Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,872Highest |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±4.2Highest about the ME average |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Hollis and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,950±$24kLowest 28% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| South Windham and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% above ME |
| Hollis and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$293Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Windham and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,941Highest 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±30.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hollis and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.