Compare towns
Windham vs Levant vs Saco vs Hampden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% 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 | Levant | Saco | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188 |
3,069Lowest |
20,819Highest |
7,896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
41±2.9 8% below ME |
| Saco 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Saco and Levant 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% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.5% ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham 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 |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
| Saco and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,286±$317 13% above ME |
| Levant and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 30% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Saco and Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Saco Public Schools | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | None in town | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | — | 14.8Highest |
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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.