Compare towns
Lamoine vs Windham vs Nobleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Nobleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
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 | Lamoine | Windham | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,906 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
| Lamoine and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Nobleboro and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Nobleboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
| Windham and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
| Windham and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Windham and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,049 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 14 | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.