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North Windham vs Westbrook vs Standish
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%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
20,775Highest |
10,662 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Highest 6% below ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
| North Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Westbrook and North Windham 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest 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% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Westbrook 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 |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Westbrook 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±$604 10% above ME |
$1,392±$74Highest 22% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Westbrook 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% |
8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Westbrook Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Westbrook High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.