Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Pownal vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Pownal has the most people working from home (23.9%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | New Gloucester | Pownal | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
1,696Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
47.2±8.4Highest 5% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Pownal and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Pownal and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$104,333±$14kLowest 40% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Pownal and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$981±$636Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Pownal and Windham 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 05 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None 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.