Cost of living in North Windham, Maine

North Windham, Maine has about 5,417 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $342,800.

We could not match one HUD fair-market rent to Cumberland County. Some counties have more than one HUD rent, and we do not average them.

In the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, prices sit at 101.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Maine taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not North Windham's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Maine home paid 32.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not North Windham's bill.

EIA does not publish a Maine gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Maine shares this price.

Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 25 have higher typical rent than North Windham.