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Sabattus vs Windham vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has the most affordable homes ($180k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% 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 | Sabattus | Windham | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
19,188Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$250,400±$28k 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,154±$64 about the ME average |
| Windham and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,578 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Sabattus 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 | #129 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 04 | RSU 14 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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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.