Compare towns
Windham vs Whitefield
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%).
Whitefield has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
2,157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Whitefield 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% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield 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 |
$73,875±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
| Windham and Whitefield 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 |
$2,366Lowest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Whitefield 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% |
7.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%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 |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Whitefield 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 12 |
| 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.