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Roxbury vs Warren 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
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Roxbury | Warren | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,585 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Warren and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 37% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | 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.