Compare towns
Weld vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weld has the oldest population (median age 64).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Weld | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 459Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$17kLowest 9% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Weld are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Weld 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 14 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
| 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.