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Sedgwick vs Windham vs Owls Head
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sedgwick has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Sedgwick | Windham | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,274Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±4.2 17% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Owls Head and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±5 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,446±$14kLowest 6% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
| Windham and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$49kLowest 13% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
| Owls Head and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,048±$770Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,191±$386 5% above ME |
| Windham and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,981 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sedgwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Owls Head 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Sedgwick Public Schools | RSU 14 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.