Compare towns
Saco vs Cumberland vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saco has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Windham has the most affordable 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 | Saco | Cumberland | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
8,647Lowest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3% ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Saco and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Cumberland and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807 58% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Saco and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Saco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #25 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Greely High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.