Compare towns
Little Falls vs New Gloucester vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Little Falls | New Gloucester | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 718Lowest |
5,766 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±21.2Highest 3% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Little Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Little Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$107,934±$14kLowest 44% above ME |
| Little Falls and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,800±$96k 27% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,041Highest 33% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 | — | #65 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | 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 | 2 photos → | 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.