Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Windsor vs Easton
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 most renters (29.4% rent).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($229k median).
Easton has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
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 | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,433 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
52.6±10.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Easton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7Lowest 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%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Easton and Mars Hill 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% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Easton 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±$5k 15% below ME |
$53,309±$11kLowest 29% 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 |
$163,800±$36k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$510±$116 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,435Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest 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 | Easton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 8.9Highest |
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| 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.