Compare towns
Baldwin vs Windsor vs Swanville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Swanville has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Baldwin | Windsor | Swanville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,195 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
53.2±6.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$51,935±$7kLowest 31% below ME |
| Baldwin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$237,300±$36k 20% below ME |
| Baldwin and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,191±$113Lowest 5% above ME |
| Windsor and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,368 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
47.5%±33.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Swanville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.