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Windham vs Trenton
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 highest household income ($108k).
Trenton has the most renters (22.6% rent).
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 | Trenton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,599Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
43.5±7.7Highest about the ME average |
| Trenton 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% |
20.1%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Trenton 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% |
25.5%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Trenton 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 |
$60,455±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$357,400±$36kLowest 20% above ME |
| Windham and Trenton 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 |
$1,102±$241Lowest 3% below ME |
| Windham and Trenton 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 |
$2,310Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±20.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Trenton 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% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Trenton 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 | Trenton 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.