North WindhamME
A town of 5,417, settled in 1833.
Is North Windham a good place to live?
17% of residents are under 18 in North Windham, below both Maine’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (22%). The biggest park or preserve is Donnabeth Lippman Park, at 41 acres. We don’t grade North Windham yet; the figures below are still real.
Portland Head Light and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Windham. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
15 mi LandmarkFort Gorges33 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
38 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
15 mi MuseumPortland Museum of Art
15 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumPhoto credits
Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to North Windham: who provides what
North Windham is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
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Low risk in North Windham, with inland flooding at the top
North Windham’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 20 of 100. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 24%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Maine overall
37% of North Windham adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (40% statewide). In North Windham, the age of the median resident is 42 years, below the Maine town median (44.9 years) and near the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| North Windham | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 42 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| North Windham | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.2% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.2% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in North Windham
In July, afternoons reach 80°; in January, nights fall to 11°, and about 70 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: North Windham has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,830 commuters
The median commute is under 13 miles. Jobs in North Windham grew by 870 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 3,028. Only 7% of working residents stay in North Windham for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in North Windham who live below the poverty line: 6.1%.
| North Windham | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy North Windham is
8.8% of adults have diabetes in North Windham. This Maine town does better than the Maine average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among 144 Maine towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than North Windham.
| North Windham | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | North Windham | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.4% of the land in North Windham is protected from building
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 3.0 miles of trail. North Windham’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| North Windham | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Donnabeth Lippman Park | 0.6 mi | 41 |
| 2. Otterbrook Sanctuary | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in North Windham sells for about $385K
Among households in North Windham, 80% live in a home they own. In North Windham, the midpoint rent is $1,248 a month.
| North Windham | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,248 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Windham
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of North Windham
About 4 of every 100 North Windham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
North Windham’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with North Windham.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Windham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windham | #6 | A | B− | A− | B | A |
| Standish | #35 | B+ | B+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Gorham | #2 | A+ | C− | A | A | A |
Standish reports no FBI crime data of its own. North Windham isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Windham with a neighbor →
Questions about North Windham
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Is North Windham, ME a good place to live?
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