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Liberty vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Liberty | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 969Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Liberty and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31kHighest 23% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
| Liberty and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Highest 20% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
36 minLowest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Liberty 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 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.