Compare towns
Standish vs Dixmont vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
Dixmont has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Standish | Dixmont | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
1,207Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Dixmont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$75,952±$14kLowest about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Dixmont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005 about the ME average |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Windham 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 19 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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| 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.