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Stark vs Windham vs Landaff
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stark has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k 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 | Stark | Windham | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 419Lowest |
19,188Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 58.8±3.6Highest 51% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
56.4±5.2 45% above U.S. |
| Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±5.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Landaff and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,750±$23kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$87,500±$26k 8% above U.S. |
| Windham and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,700±$34kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$279,300±$20k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,375±$707Highest about the U.S. average |
| Landaff and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,636Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$4,813Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stark and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Stark 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 | Stark School District | RSU 14 | Landaff School District |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.