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Bangor vs Windsor vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Windsor has the most homeowners (89.1%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Bangor | Windsor | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
2,690Lowest |
24,602 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
| Windsor and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$66,647±$5kHighest 11% below ME |
| Auburn and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
| Windsor and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
22 min 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Auburn and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 12 | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
— | 13.1Lowest |
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| 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.