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Readfield vs Windham vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Union has the most kids (24.9% 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 | Readfield | Windham | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
19,188Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Readfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392 12% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,276Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Windham 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 14 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
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.