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Saco vs South 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 kids (16.7% under 18).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | South Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Saco and South Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Saco 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 |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Windham and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 | — |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.