Compare towns
Freedom vs Unity vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($229k median).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Freedom | Unity | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 670Lowest |
1,858 |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kHighest 13% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Freedom and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
| Windsor and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328 23% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Freedom 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 | — | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.