Compare towns
Windham vs Deer Isle vs North Windham
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).
Deer Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Deer Isle | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
2,470Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+11.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and North 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% |
24.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Deer Isle and North Windham 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% |
35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham 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 |
$62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Windham and North 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 |
$308,300±$42kLowest 4% above ME |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Windham and North 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 |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Deer Isle and North 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 |
$1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and North 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle and North 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.