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Windham vs Middlesex vs North Windham vs South 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%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
North Windham has the shortest commute (26 min average).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | Middlesex | North Windham | South Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,943 |
5,417 |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
42±3 8% above U.S. |
36.5±13.2Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Middlesex 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%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex 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% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| South Windham and Middlesex 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. |
$109,632±$13k 36% above U.S. |
$88,522±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$133,223±$21kHighest 65% above U.S. |
| South Windham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$342,800±$29k 3% above U.S. |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Windham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
$1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
$1,824±$2kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| South Windham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 26% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$3,546 14% above U.S. |
$2,941Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.7%±14.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and North 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% |
3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and South Windham 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 | RSU 14 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.