Compare towns
Cornish vs Sebago vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Cornish | Sebago | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
2,073 |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
| Sebago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.