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Windham vs Kittery vs Gray 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).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
North Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
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 | Kittery | Gray | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
10,473 |
8,429 |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Kittery and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Gray 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery 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% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Kittery 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 |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$88,522±$8kLowest 18% 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±$22k 31% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kittery 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and North 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
9.9Lowest |
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.