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Standish vs Windham vs Windsor
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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
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 | Windham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
19,188Highest |
2,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Windham and Standish 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% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below 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 |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Windsor 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Standish 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 | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 14 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.