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Windham vs Dresden
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%).
Dresden has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Dresden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Dresden 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%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dresden and 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% |
30.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Dresden 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 |
$74,844±$22kLowest about the ME average |
| Windham and Dresden 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 |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,194±$502Lowest 5% above ME |
| Windham and Dresden 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 |
$2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Dresden 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% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 02 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.