Compare towns
Windham vs Hope 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).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Hope | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,748Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Hope 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%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope 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% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Hope 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% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham 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 |
$86,766±$6kLowest 16% 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 |
$373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
$342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
| Windham and Hope 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 |
$1,219±$182Lowest 7% above 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 |
$3,842 27% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope 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% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Hope Public Schools | — |
| 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 | 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.