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Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Windham has the most kids (19.2% 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.

MeasureMount TaborRupertWindham
People
Population
304Lowest
676
19,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
57.8±9.7Highest
49% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.3%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$88,229±$36kLowest
9% above U.S.
$107,934±$14kHighest
34% above U.S.
Windham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$362,500±$63kLowest
9% above U.S.
$388,900±$22k
17% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
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$1,232±$332Lowest
13% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Highest
68% above U.S.
$4,594
47% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
20%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1955
25 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±9.2
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Rupert 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 — — RSU 14
High school in town — — Windham High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.1
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U.S. 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.