Compare towns
Windham vs Bath vs South Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Windham | Bath | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,815 |
7,670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bath and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick 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% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and South Berwick 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 |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$99,572±$13k 33% above ME |
| Windham and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
| South Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,956Highest 63% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Bath 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% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #58 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Morse High School | Marshwood High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
14.8Highest |
13.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.