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Windham vs Bath vs Townshend vs Brookline
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 most expensive homes ($354k median).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Brookline has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Bath | Townshend | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594 |
1,097 |
1,538Highest |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
48.6±8.6 25% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$67,813±$22kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$78,750±$29k about the U.S. average |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$287,200±$79k 14% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,438±$309 about the U.S. average |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,413Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$5,364 72% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Bath School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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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.