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Whiting vs Windham vs Sweden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Sweden has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Whiting | Windham | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 506Lowest |
19,188Highest |
537 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50±5 12% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
51.1±19.2Highest 14% above ME |
| Sweden and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sweden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$73,750±$25k about the ME average |
| Windham and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$311,300±$61k 5% above ME |
| Windham and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,667±$815Highest 46% above ME |
| Sweden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,598 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
8.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Whiting Public Schools | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.