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Industry vs Windsor vs Starks
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%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Industry | Windsor | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988 |
2,690Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Windsor 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% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Starks 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks 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±$31k 31% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Windsor and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
| Windsor and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
33 minLowest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest 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 12 | — |
| High school 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.