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Barnet vs Windham vs Barnet

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).

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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.

MeasureBarnetWindhamBarnet
People
Population
61Lowest
19,188Highest
1,855
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
47.7±5.3
23% above U.S.
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$107,934±$14kHighest
34% above U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$388,900±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,232±$332Highest
13% below U.S.
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
Windham and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$3,938
26% above U.S.
$4,489Highest
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
32.7%±14.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #95 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 14 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — Windham High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1
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U.S. 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.