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Carmel vs Bangor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carmel has the highest household income ($82k).
Bangor has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Carmel | Bangor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,941 |
31,938Highest |
2,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$22kHighest 10% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,800±$37kHighest 13% below ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,662 12% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bangor and Carmel 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 | #77 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.