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Limington vs North Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limington has the oldest population (median age 50).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Limington | North Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,017Lowest |
5,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11kLowest 13% above ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Limington 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 | #70 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.