Compare towns
Chelsea 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
Chelsea has the most affordable homes ($182k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Windsor has the most expensive 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 | Chelsea | Mapleton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,823Highest |
1,884Lowest |
2,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±3.6 6% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Chelsea and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chelsea and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,471±$10k 14% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Mapleton and Chelsea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,300±$37kLowest 39% 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 | $1,373±$90Highest 21% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Chelsea and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,313Highest 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,160 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15%±19.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 48% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 6%±3Lowest 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 | #93 of 133 in ME | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | 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.