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Topsham 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
Topsham has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Topsham | Warner | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706 |
2,959Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±4Highest 15% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Topsham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Topsham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10kLowest 13% 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 | $360,800±$20k 8% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Windham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Topsham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259 37% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9% 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 | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.