Compare towns
Veazie vs Windham vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Veazie has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Damariscotta has the oldest population (median age 49.3).
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 | Veazie | Windham | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847Lowest |
19,188Highest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6 4% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
49.3±8.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,100±$35kLowest about the ME average |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$363,500±$42k 23% above ME |
| Windham and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
| Windham and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$3,806Lowest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Damariscotta 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 | Veazie Public Schools | RSU 14 | Great Salt Bay CSD |
| 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 |
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.