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Limington vs Steep Falls vs 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).
Steep Falls has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Steep Falls | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017 |
1,861Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Limington and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Windham 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% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Limington and 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% ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| 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±$33k about the ME average |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Windham 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 |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Limington 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% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — | 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 Our Story | 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.