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Windham vs Cornish vs Chapman
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 most people working from home (19%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Cornish | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,803 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman 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% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Windham and Chapman 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 |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
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| Windham and Cornish 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 |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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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| 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.