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North Windham vs Dummerston 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
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k 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 | North Windham | Dummerston | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
2,090Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±3 8% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Windham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29k 3% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Windham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and North 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 | — | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.