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Morrill vs Windham vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
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 | Morrill | Windham | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 914Lowest |
19,188Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
| Windham and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,250±$18k about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,049±$137 8% below ME |
| Windham and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472 19% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| 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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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.