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Wiscasset vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Wiscasset | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,874Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest 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+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest 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 | $71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above 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 | $325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% 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 | $3,550Lowest 17% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest 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 | 5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest 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 | #108 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
12.1Highest |
| 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.