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Windham vs Tremont
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%).
Tremont has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
| Tremont 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% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Tremont 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont 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 |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
| Windham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
| Windham and Tremont 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 |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Tremont 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% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest 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 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Tremont Public Schools |
| 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.