Compare towns
Windham vs Mapleton vs Limerick vs Hampden
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 most expensive homes ($389k median).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Mapleton | Limerick | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,884Lowest |
3,400 |
7,896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
41±2.9 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Hampden 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% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% 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±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,286±$317 13% above ME |
| Limerick and Hampden 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 |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick and Windham 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 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 | — | — | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | — | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | — | 14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.