Compare towns
Stoneham vs Windham vs Bowerbank
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
Windham has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Bowerbank has the most affordable homes ($200k 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 | Stoneham | Windham | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 271 |
19,188Highest |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
58.3±17.3 30% above ME |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$93,125±$30k 25% above ME |
| Windham and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,200±$32k 24% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$199,500±$125kLowest 33% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$383Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
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| Windham and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,426 53% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham and Bowerbank 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 | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school 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.