Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Windham vs Arundel
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 kids (24.2% under 18).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Windham | Arundel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
19,188Highest |
4,418Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
40.9±6.4 9% below ME |
| Windham and Arundel 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% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Arundel 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 |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$101,597±$17kLowest 36% 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 |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
| Arundel and Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,763 24% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest 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 | #7 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 14 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| 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.