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Windham vs Paris
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%).
Paris has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
5,317Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.2±5.6Highest 8% above ME |
| Paris and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Paris 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% |
24.6%±5.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Paris 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±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$75,137±$20kLowest about the ME average |
| Windham and Paris 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 |
$240,400±$57kLowest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,649Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.3%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
60.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.4%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Paris 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 | #114 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.