Compare towns
Windham vs Surry vs North Windham
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).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Surry | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,836Lowest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Windham 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 |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Windham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
| Windham and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and Windham 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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 ME: 10.7% |
7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and 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 | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.