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Windham vs South Windham vs Standish
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%).
South Windham has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | South Windham | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,212Lowest |
10,662 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
| Windham and Standish 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% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Windham and Standish 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% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and South 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 |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
$104,593±$15kLowest 40% above ME |
| South Windham 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 |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| South Windham 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 |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.