Compare towns
Windham vs Exeter vs Gray vs Little Falls
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%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
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 | Exeter | Gray | Little Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,093 |
8,429 |
718Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46.3±21.2 3% above ME |
| Exeter and Little Falls 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±16.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Gray 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Gray 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% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$14k 44% above ME |
$84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
| Little Falls and 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 |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$375,800±$96k 27% above ME |
| Windham and Little Falls 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 |
$995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,041Highest 33% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 min 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Gray 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.