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Windham vs Wiscasset
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%).
Wiscasset has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
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 | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
3,874Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
| Wiscasset 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% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Wiscasset 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% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Wiscasset 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 |
$71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
| Windham and Wiscasset 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 |
$325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Windham 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 |
$3,550Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Wiscasset 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% |
5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset 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 | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Highest |
7.2Lowest |
| 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.