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North Windham vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,417Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Highest 6% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Windham and Lake Arrowhead 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% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest 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.