Compare towns
Canaan vs Mapleton vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Canaan | Mapleton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,063 |
1,884Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.2±6.1Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
| Canaan and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Canaan and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,781±$13kLowest 23% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Mapleton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,900±$28kLowest 46% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
| Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $922±$252 19% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,530Lowest 50% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.3%±27.3 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 38% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton 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 54/MSAD 54 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None 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.