Compare towns
Windham vs Freeport vs Saco
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 homeowners (84.6%).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Saco has the most renters (27.2% 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 | Freeport | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188 |
8,802Lowest |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
| Freeport and Saco 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% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
| Windham and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,807 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Saco 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% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 05 | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.