Compare towns
Porter vs Steep Falls vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most affordable homes ($226k median).
Steep Falls has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
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 | Porter | Steep Falls | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Lowest |
1,861 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$80,280±$33k 7% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$243,400±$31k 18% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Porter 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.