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Cushing vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Cushing | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
| Cushing and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Cushing and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
| Cushing and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.