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North Windham vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | North Windham | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,417Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42±3Highest 6% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| North Windham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.