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Industry vs Morrill vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 43.5).
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 | Industry | Morrill | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988 |
914Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Morrill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
| Windsor and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137 8% below ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
$2,160 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Industry and Windsor 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 71 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.