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Standish vs Windham vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Berwick has the most renters (12.6% rent).
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 | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,662 |
16,038Highest |
8,175Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9 5% above U.S. |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Berwick 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15k 30% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Berwick 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Windham School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.