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Windham vs Waterboro
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%).
Waterboro has the most affordable homes ($297k 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 | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
8,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
42±3.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Waterboro 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% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Windham 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% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Windham and Waterboro 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% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro 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 |
$89,392±$16kLowest 20% above ME |
| Windham and Waterboro 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 |
$297,000±$23kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,200±$461Lowest 5% above ME |
| Windham and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro 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% |
6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 133 in ME | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
13.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.