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Winterport vs Windham vs Frankfort
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winterport has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Frankfort has the most affordable homes ($211k 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 | Winterport | Windham | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,850 |
19,188Highest |
1,098Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±5.5 6% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Frankfort and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21k 32% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$80,000±$26kLowest 7% above ME |
| Windham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,000±$43k 5% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$211,300±$60kLowest 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$850±$299Lowest 25% below ME |
| Windham and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,646 13% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.8%±25.4 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Frankfort 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 | #53 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.