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Windham vs Townshend vs Gray 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 the highest household income ($108k).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
North Windham has the most renters (19.9% rent).
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 | Townshend | Gray | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
1,538Lowest |
8,429 |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
42±3 8% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Gray 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% |
12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Gray 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% |
19.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and North 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 34% above U.S. |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$88,522±$8k 10% above U.S. |
| Windham and Gray 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. |
$287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$342,800±$29k 3% above U.S. |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,248±$604 12% below U.S. |
| Gray and North Windham 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. |
$5,364Highest 72% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,546Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Gray 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% |
8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend and North 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
8.1Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.