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Washburn vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k 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 | Washburn | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,355Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Washburn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.