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North Windham is a big small town of 5,417 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 18 miles from Portland, ME and 107 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,417people
$343kTypical home
$1,248/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
78"Snow
230Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,417
- Part of a metro area
- About 805 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Portland, ME
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,162/mo)
- Median rent $1,248/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PWM airport
- 14 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 526 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk