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Minot vs Windsor vs Limington
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Limington has the most renters (9% 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 | Minot | Windsor | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,794 |
254Lowest |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±6.1 26% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
50±4.5Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Limington and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Limington and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Minot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17k 18% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$84,675±$11kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$295,600±$33k 11% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 38% below U.S. |
— | $1,185±$121Highest 16% below U.S. |
| Limington and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$3,381Highest 8% above U.S. |
$2,852 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.2%±23.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Limington 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% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Minot 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| 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.