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Windham vs Ellsworth 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).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Ellsworth | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,657 |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Ellsworth and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Ellsworth 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% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and North 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 |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above 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 |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below 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±$332 8% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and 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 |
$3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.