Compare towns
Windham vs Baldwin vs Porter
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 highest household income ($108k).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Porter has the most affordable homes ($226k 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 | Windham | Baldwin | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,170Lowest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Windham 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 |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Porter 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 |
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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.