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Peru vs Windham vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Enfield has the most homeowners (95.9%).
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 | Peru | Windham | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,501 |
19,188Highest |
1,462Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±7.6 7% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
49.8±5.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Enfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Peru and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28%±5.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Enfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,827±$19k 11% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$62,667±$7kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$178,100±$22k 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$16 37% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$425±$422Lowest 63% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,152 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.7%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
58.3%±64.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Enfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 56 | RSU 14 | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.