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North Windham vs Old Orchard Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Old Orchard Beach has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | North Windham | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
9,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
$366,600±$38kHighest 24% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$1,246±$182Lowest 9% above ME |
| North Windham and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$3,426Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Old Orchard Beach 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 | — | #67 of 133 in ME |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.