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Vassalboro vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vassalboro has the most affordable homes ($244k median).
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 | Vassalboro | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,592Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±3.6Highest about the ME average |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Vassalboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Vassalboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Vassalboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Vassalboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,300±$7kLowest 3% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,006±$188Lowest 12% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Vassalboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,117Lowest 30% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Vassalboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #107 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Vassalboro Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.