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Knox vs Morrill vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Morrill has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
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 | Knox | Morrill | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 825Lowest |
914 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Windham and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Morrill and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Knox and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Knox 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 71 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | — | None 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 |
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.