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Brownfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most people working from home (9.5%).
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.
| Measure | Brownfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,830Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$63,178±$5kHighest 15% below ME |
| Windsor and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
36 minLowest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield and Windsor 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 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.