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Williamsburg vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Williamsburg has the most people working from home (26.5%).
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.

MeasureWilliamsburgWindham
People
Population
2,694Lowest
19,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±2.4Highest
29% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.7%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
60.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Williamsburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,792±$21kLowest
30% above U.S.
$107,934±$14kHighest
34% above U.S.
Windham and Williamsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$403,100±$37kHighest
21% above U.S.
$388,900±$22kLowest
17% above U.S.
Williamsburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,420±$228Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,232±$332Lowest
13% below U.S.
Williamsburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,761Highest
85% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±28Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Williamsburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
26.5%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Williamsburg and Windham 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 Williamsburg 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 History None yet None yet

U.S. 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.