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Stoneham vs Stoneham 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
Windham has the most affordable 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 | Stoneham | Stoneham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
23,355Highest |
19,188Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Highest 8% above U.S. |
42.2±2.2Highest 8% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$113,964±$10kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kLowest 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$671,900±$26kHighest 102% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142Highest 44% above U.S. |
$2,035±$142Highest 44% above U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Highest 109% above U.S. |
$6,523Highest 109% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Stoneham | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | — | Stoneham High | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.