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Windham vs Islesboro
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%).
Islesboro has the shortest commute (8 min average).
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 | Islesboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
636Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
57±8.4Highest 27% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Islesboro 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% |
40.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Islesboro 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 |
$88,438±$44kLowest 18% above ME |
| Windham and Islesboro 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 |
$288,800±$140kLowest about the ME average |
| Windham and Islesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$938±$252Lowest 18% below ME |
| Windham and Islesboro 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 |
$4,300Highest 42% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.8%±85.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Islesboro 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% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
8 minLowest 69% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Islesboro 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 | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.