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Mapleton vs Topsham 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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Mapleton | Topsham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
9,706Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.7±4 15% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$91,028±$10k 13% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Mapleton and Topsham 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. |
$360,800±$20kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,355±$642Highest 4% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
| Topsham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$4,259 37% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Topsham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Topsham and Mapleton 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 | — | #66 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt Ararat High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.