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Windham vs Ogunquit vs Winthrop
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k 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 | Ogunquit | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,379Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Windham 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Windham 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
— | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Windham and Winthrop 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | — | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | — | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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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.