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Croydon vs Eliot vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Croydon has the most homeowners (86.6%).
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Croydon | Eliot | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 798Lowest |
7,146Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±9.1Lowest 11% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Croydon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21k 22% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Eliot and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,300±$33k 5% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$336Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±75.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Croydon School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.