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Windham vs Ludlow vs Gorham
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1985).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k 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 | Ludlow | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
444Lowest |
18,300 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Ludlow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gorham 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% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham 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 |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Windham 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 |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Gorham 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | — | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | — | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.