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Albion vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Albion | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,204Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
| Albion and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Albion and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,361±$23kLowest 17% below ME |
$63,178±$5kHighest 15% below ME |
| Windsor and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Albion and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.3 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 36% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME 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.