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Windham vs Berwick vs Augusta
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).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k 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 | Berwick | Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,175Lowest |
19,077 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
| Augusta 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% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and 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 |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
| Windham and Berwick 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 |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
| Windham and Berwick 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 |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Augusta 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% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | Cony |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 17.9Highest |
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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.