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Windham vs Danvers vs North 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
North Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k 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 | Windham | Danvers | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188 |
28,098Highest |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
42±3 8% above U.S. |
| Danvers and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Windham and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$88,522±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$342,800±$29kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 26% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Windham and Danvers 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.