Compare towns
Orono vs Windham vs Glenburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orono has the youngest population (median age 21.8).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Glenburn has the oldest population (median age 47.7).
Orono is a college town. 56.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Orono | Windham | Glenburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,902 |
19,188Highest |
4,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 51% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
| Glenburn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Windham and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 56.1%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,528±$5kLowest 18% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$97,474±$26k 30% above ME |
| Windham and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,600±$40kLowest 8% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,255±$112Highest 10% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
| Orono and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,830Highest 59% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$3,287Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±10.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Orono are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #26 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #39 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 26 | RSU 14 | Glenburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | Orono High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.