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Hampden vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k 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 | Hampden | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
2,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hampden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
| Hampden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.