Compare towns
Windham vs Rome
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 people working from home (19%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Rome |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Rome 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome 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% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Windham and Rome 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 |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
| Windham and Rome 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 |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome 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% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — |
| 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.