Compare towns
Canton vs Windsor vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($229k median).
Hartford has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Canton | Windsor | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
42.2±6.5 6% below ME |
| Windsor and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hartford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±0.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
17.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$87,115±$40kHighest 17% above ME |
| Hartford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$189,200±$44k 36% below ME |
| Windsor and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277 25% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,024Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 42% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
41 minHighest 68% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.