Windham high school, 2008
Windham’s story
215 years in pictures
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- 1811Windham is settled
WindhamOH
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,675
2025 Census estimate · +0.7% since 2020
Typical home
$193K
+4.4% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
30.5
years
Jobs based here
306
A commuter town
Is Windham a good place to live?
The best of Windham’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Windham, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On health, just 142 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Windham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Windham stand out
Where Windham beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
Windham$193K
Ohio$246K
Cost of livingA−
2.7 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 79% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
0historic places
History
Settled in 1811
A long history
A history going back 215 years.
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
| Widest gap | Windham | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.2% | 15.3% |
Worth knowing · HealthD
Trails OH on 18 of 32 CDC measures, beats it on none
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
A shrinking town
Windham has shrunk 24% since 2010
2,209 counted in 2010 and 1,666 in 2020; an estimated 1,675 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Windham grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Windham is from typical.
HealthUniversity Hospitals Portage Medical Center 11.6 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income$54K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 6.5% of households have no car; 7.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →History2 notable people born hereBOpen →Civic life3.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 30.5; 7% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Windham: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Windham, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWindham Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Windham’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Portage County Board of ElectionsPortage County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4428844288 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Windham.
HealthD
Residents of Windham are less healthy than nine in ten U.S. towns
Windham: just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both Ohio’s towns (7.7%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). In Windham, just over a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. 43% of adults in Windham sleep under 7 hours; 18% report frequent physical distress.
7%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Windham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
| What stands out | Windham | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.2% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.4% | 14.1% |
| More smokers | 23.1% | 15.4% |
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
11.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC
On state tests, Windham’s schools trail 70% of Ohio districts
Public schools: the Windham Exempted Village school district. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The 3 public schools in Windham teach 454 students between them.
30%of OH districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Thomas Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 196 | C |
| Windham High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 107 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Windham has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. Windham’s average commute stands at 29 minutes. Most working residents leave Windham for work: only 4% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Windham dropped by 81, to 306.
4%work in town
| Windham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Windham4%
Streetsboro8%
Cleveland7%
Aurora7%
Garrettsville5%
19 mi
median commute distance
306
jobs based in Windham
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade A−
Windham’s typical home value is about $193K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.4%. Windham’s typical rent comes in at $898 a month. 68% of Windham households live in a home they own.
$193KZillow home value
| Windham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $898 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Windham$193K
Ohio$246K
+4.4%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Windham: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
63″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring37–59°
Summer58–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Natural hazards: low risk in Windham, mostly inland flooding
Since 2021, one flood insurance claim has been paid in Windham. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Windham after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. FEMA puts 72% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to tornadoes.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2021
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Windham
18pages on Windham
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Windham
Hiram CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hiram7.3 mi$27,600 tuitionKent State University at TrumbullUniversity or college · Public · Warren10.9 mi$7,492 in-state tuitionNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Rootstown14.3 mi
About 5 of every 100 Windham residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Windham for work
Where Windham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
306jobs based in Windham
4%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Windham
Village in Ohio, United States
Windham is a village in eastern Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2020 census. In 1942, the U.S. government chose Windham as the site of an army camp for workers at the newly built Ravenna Arsenal. As a result, Windham experienced the largest increase in population of any municipality in the nation over the 1940s, at 1,148.7%. Windham is officially considered part of Akron metropolitan area; however, it is slightly closer to Youngstown than Akron and significantly closer to Warren at 12.8 miles (20.6 km) away, even closer than the county seat of Ravenna. Due to this, the village also positions itself in relation to cities in the Mahoning Valley. Accordingl…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1811
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 44288
Windham’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Windham.
Windham TownshipWindham
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham · Windham Township | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
Windham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Windham reports no FBI crime data of its own. Windham Township and Windham are one community, graded once. Compare Windham with a neighbor →
Questions about Windham
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Windham, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
What is Windham, OH known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Laurin D. Woodworth and Thomson Jay Hudson.