Compare towns
Bradley vs Windsor vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Hiram has the most expensive homes ($257k 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.
| Measure | Bradley | Windsor | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
41.6±10.2Lowest 7% below ME |
| Windsor and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Bradley and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Bradley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$256,600±$42kHighest 13% below ME |
| Hiram and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325 4% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Windsor and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Hiram 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 34 | RSU 12 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.