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Windham vs Arundel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Windham | Arundel |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
4,418Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
| Windham and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,597±$17kLowest 36% above ME |
| Windham and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
$421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| 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.