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Windham vs Winthrop vs New Gloucester
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%).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Winthrop | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
6,191 |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Winthrop 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% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Windham 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 |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,506 15% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.