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Belgrade vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).

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.

MeasureBelgradeWindsor
People
Population
3,351Highest
2,690Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
47.3±14.6Highest
6% above ME
43.5±8Lowest
about the ME average
Belgrade and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.9Lowest
ME: 18.1%
23.2%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Windsor and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±6.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Belgrade and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.7%±3.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Belgrade and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,338±$13kHighest
18% above ME
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$312,200±$44kHighest
5% above ME
$228,800±$22kLowest
23% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$857±$108Lowest
25% below ME
$1,265±$400Highest
11% above ME
Windsor and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,859Highest
6% below ME
$2,160Lowest
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.2%±35.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
Windsor and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
7.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Lowest
8 yrs newer than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
7% below ME
36 minHighest
45% above ME
Work from home
20.4%±8.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #71 of 133 in ME #44 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 18 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.