Compare towns
Somerville vs Windham vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Somerville | Windham | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 837Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
37.8±4 16% below ME |
| Windham and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Windham and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Somerville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505 17% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| 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.