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Warner vs Windham vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).

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.

MeasureWarnerWindhamSutton
People
Population
2,959
19,188Highest
2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$388,900±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,232±$332
13% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650
145% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
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
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Warner 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 Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town Windham High School Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1Highest
10.4Lowest
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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.