Compare towns
Windham vs Beals vs Hampden
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%).
Beals has the oldest population (median age 48).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% 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 | Windham | Beals | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
498Lowest |
7,896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Beals 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% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Windham 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% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
| Hampden 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 |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Hampden 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% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden 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 | — | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Beals Public Schools | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.