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Mars Hill vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Mars Hill | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,398Lowest |
2,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
| Windsor and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mars Hill 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 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.