Cost of living in South Windham, Maine
South Windham, Maine has about 1,212 people. Typical rent is $1,824 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $133,223 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,824 a month.
South Windham is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maine. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $133,223 a year.
- People
- 1,212
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,824
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $133,223
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $314,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
South Windham, Maine has about 1,212 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $314,300.
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 South 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 South Windham's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maine in the table we use.
Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 3 have higher typical rent than South Windham.
Nearby places
- Gorham
Typical rent $1,573
Compare with South Windham - Westbrook
Typical rent $1,392
Compare with South Windham - North Windham
Typical rent $1,248
Compare with South Windham - Falmouth
Typical rent $1,573
Compare with South Windham - Cumberland CenterCompare with South Windham
- South Portland
Typical rent $1,812
Compare with South Windham - Falmouth Foreside
Typical rent $2,631
- Steep Falls
Typical rent $1,516
Compare with South Windham
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maine
Bigger places in Maine
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.