Compare towns
Windham vs Kennebunk vs Topsham
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 youngest population (median age 41.8).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Topsham has the shortest commute (24 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 | Kennebunk | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
11,820 |
9,706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham 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% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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 |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
| Windham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$360,800±$20kLowest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Topsham 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 |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Kennebunk 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 21 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Kennebunk High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
11.6Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.