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North Windham vs Scarborough
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 affordable homes ($343k median).
Scarborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Scarborough |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
23,215Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
48.8±2.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
57.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Scarborough 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±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
$133,558±$21kHighest 79% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
$551,900±$39kHighest 86% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,956±$178Highest 72% above ME |
| Scarborough and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
$5,978Highest 97% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.9%±13.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Scarborough 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Scarborough and North 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 | — | #35 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Scarborough Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Scarborough High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.