What stands out worked out from the figures below

North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).

Durham has the most homeowners (95.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	North Windham	Durham
People
Population	5,417Highest	4,262Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	42±3Lowest 6% below ME	42.6±5.9Highest 5% 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	16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1%	19.7%±4.6Highest 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+	18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4%	16.6%±3.6Lowest 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+	37%Highest ME: 36.2%	34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.9%±3.1Highest 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	$88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME	$99,181±$5kHighest 33% 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	$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME	$322,200±$34kLowest 9% 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	$3,546Lowest 17% above ME	$3,781Highest 25% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30.7%±14.3Highest ME: 48.4%	25%±40.9Lowest 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	6.1%Highest ME: 10.7%	4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3%	95.4%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 7% above ME	28 minHighest 13% above ME
Work from home	20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9%	20.9%±5.6 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
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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.