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Minot vs Windsor vs Shapleigh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minot has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Shapleigh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Minot | Windsor | Shapleigh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,794 |
2,060Lowest |
2,976Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±6.1Highest 26% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
46.9±10 21% above U.S. |
| Minot and Shapleigh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Shapleigh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Shapleigh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Minot and Shapleigh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$88,140±$9k 9% above U.S. |
| Minot and Shapleigh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26k 11% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$356,000±$21kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$1,349±$133Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,603 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.3%±61.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Minot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Minot and Shapleigh 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT | #76 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.