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Newfields vs Wells 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
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
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 | Newfields | Wells | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
11,713 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$485,300±$23k 46% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,350±$297 4% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Newfields and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Newfields School District | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Wells High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.