Compare towns
Windham vs North Berwick 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 renters (15.4% rent).
North Berwick has the most expensive homes ($429k median).
Hampden has the most affordable homes ($301k 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 | North Berwick | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
5,129Lowest |
7,896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Windham and North Berwick 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% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and North Berwick 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% |
20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick 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% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and North Berwick 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 |
$101,875±$16kLowest 36% 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 |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
| North Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham 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 |
$3,735 23% above ME |
$3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick 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% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 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 |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Lowest 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Noble High School | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
12.0Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.