Compare towns
Union vs Waldo vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Waldo has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Union | Waldo | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,663 |
926Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$71,458±$21kLowest 4% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$1,150±$691Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,276 8% above ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Union 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 40/MSAD 40 | Waldo-Region 7 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.