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Hampden vs Windsor vs Winthrop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
2,690Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Windsor 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%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Lowest 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%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Hampden 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% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Hampden and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below 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 |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 12 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.