Compare towns
Windham vs West Paris
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%).
West Paris has the most affordable homes ($193k 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 | West Paris |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,808Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
46±7.9Highest about the ME average |
| West Paris and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and West Paris 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% |
25.2%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and West Paris 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 |
$56,324±$5kLowest 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$193,000±$20kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$838±$333Lowest 26% below ME |
| Windham and West Paris 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 |
$2,083Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.5%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Paris 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% |
24.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.8%±18.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| West Paris 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 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.