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Durham vs North Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Durham | North Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,262Lowest |
5,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
| Durham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
| Durham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kLowest 9% above ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #14 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME 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.