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Tremont vs Windham vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Union has the most affordable homes ($268k 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 | Tremont | Windham | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
19,188Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Tremont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Tremont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406 7% above ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,179±$452Lowest 4% above ME |
| Windham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,276 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Tremont Public Schools | RSU 14 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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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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.