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Cumberland vs Warner vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
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 | Cumberland | Warner | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,647 |
2,959Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.9±4 8% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Warner and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 115% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Cumberland and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 128% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.