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Sullivan vs North Windham vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
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 | Sullivan | North Windham | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,246Lowest |
5,417Highest |
1,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Sullivan and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sullivan and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan 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 | $59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
| North Windham and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
| North Windham and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 24 | — | — |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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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.