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Windham vs Gray vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | Gray | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,429 |
2,663Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Gray and Windham 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%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Union 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest 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±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Gray 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 |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Windham and Gray 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 |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,179±$452Lowest 4% above ME |
| Gray 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,276Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray 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% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 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 |
29 min 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Union 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 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.