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North Windham vs Westbrook vs New Gloucester
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 people working from home (20.9%).
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Westbrook | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
20,775Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Highest 6% below ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
| North Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Westbrook 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±$8k 18% above ME |
$85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Westbrook and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604 10% above ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Westbrook and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546 17% above ME |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook 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% ME: 10.7% |
8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Westbrook 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 | — | #115 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | — | Westbrook High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.