Compare towns
Patten vs Windham vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% 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 | Patten | Windham | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154 |
19,188Highest |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
| Patten and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mount Chase 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.