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North Windham vs Warner 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 people working from home (20.9%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).

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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.

MeasureNorth WindhamWarnerWindham
People
Population
5,417
2,959Lowest
19,188Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42±3
8% above U.S.
43.7±4Highest
12% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
Warner 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%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Warner 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%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner 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%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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
10% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$107,934±$14kHighest
34% above U.S.
Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$342,800±$29kLowest
3% above U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$388,900±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,248±$604Highest
12% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,232±$332
13% below U.S.
North Windham and 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.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$3,938
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
30.7%±14.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
20.9%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
North Windham and 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 — Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 14
High school in town — None 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.