Compare towns
Saco vs York 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).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
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 | York | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
13,986Lowest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| York and Saco 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% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| York and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Windham 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 |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| York and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| York 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 |
$4,658 53% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Saco 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% below ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| York 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | York Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | York High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.