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Windham vs Lisbon Falls
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%).
Lisbon Falls has the most affordable homes ($246k 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 | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls 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% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls 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% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lisbon Falls and 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls 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 |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Lisbon Falls 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% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.