Freeport vs South Windham

A side-by-side comparison of Freeport and South Windham: population, income, housing, and more.

Freeport and South Windham are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Freeport has the higher population (1,544 vs 1,047 in South Windham). South Windham has the higher median household income ($128,108 vs $48,352 in Freeport). Freeport has the higher median home value ($344,100 vs $325,700 in South Windham).

Population, income & housing

	Freeport	South Windham
Population	1,544	1,047
Median age	43.3 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,352	$128,108
Median home value	$344,100	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,426	—
Housing units	1,012	291
Homeownership rate	38.9%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.2%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeport	South Windham
Population	1,537 → 1,544 (+0.5%)	1,119 → 1,047 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$71,394 → $48,352 (-32.3%)	$41,905 → $128,108 (+205.7%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $344,100 (+94.0%)	$222,200 → $325,700 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,426 (+43.9%)	—

Freeport

Population

1,5371,544

Median household income

$71,394$48,352

Median home value

$177,400$344,100

Median gross rent

$991$1,426

South Windham

Population

1,1191,047

Median household income

$41,905$128,108

Median home value

$222,200$325,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeport	South Windham
Under 5	10.2%	1.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	1.9%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	29.1%
35 to 44	24.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	18.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.7%
75 and over	2.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeport	South Windham
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeport	South Windham
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	13.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	43.9%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeport	South Windham
Drove alone	77.8%	64.3%
Carpooled	1.6%	17.5%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	18.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeport	South Windham
1-unit, detached	27.5%	55.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	31.3%
5 to 19 units	40.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.6%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Freeport	South Windham
Poverty rate	23.4%	11.9%
Average household size	1.78	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	16	34
Median year structure built	1975	1987