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Mapleton vs Roxbury vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).

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.

MeasureMapletonRoxburyWindsor
People
Population
1,884Highest
299
254Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.8±6
7% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Highest
11% above U.S.
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
Roxbury and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mapleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$69,226±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277
57% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
$3,381
8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.