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Windham vs Newry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Newry has the oldest population (median age 61.1).
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 | Newry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
177Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±12.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$307,700±$69kLowest 4% above ME |
| Windham and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,125±$666Lowest about the ME average |
| Windham and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,438Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Newry 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 | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.