Compare towns
Dummer vs Sidney 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
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Sidney has the most renters (10.6% rent).
Windsor has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Dummer | Sidney | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299 |
4,790Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
43±5.5 11% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$336,200±$34k about the U.S. average |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,340±$304 5% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 7% below U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$3,381Highest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.