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Windham vs Biddeford vs Gray vs 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 the highest household income ($108k).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% 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 | Biddeford | Gray | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188 |
22,498Highest |
8,429 |
8,175Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Gray 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% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest 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% |
17.1%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray 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% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| Windham and Gray 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 |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| Biddeford 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 |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray 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 |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Biddeford High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
14.1Highest |
12.5 |
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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.