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Fairlee vs Windham vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Norton has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
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 | Fairlee | Windham | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54Lowest |
19,188Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 63.5±7.6Highest 63% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.8±6.7 38% above U.S. |
| Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
13%±21.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37%±54.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±15.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±10.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Norton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $21,071±$13kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$65,625±$23k 19% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,500±$28k 17% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$200,000±$32kLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$620Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Highest 13% below U.S. |
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| Windham and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,750 20% above U.S. |
$3,938Highest 26% above U.S. |
$2,769Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±55.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Fairlee and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 50%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 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 |
39 minHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.5%±30.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±18Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norton and Fairlee 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| 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.