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Mount Desert vs Windsor vs Wayne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Mount Desert | Windsor | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
2,060Highest |
1,101Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2 41% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
55.6±5.3Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Wayne and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wayne and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9k 15% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$93,194±$26kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Wayne and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$362,800±$29k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 5% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$983±$554Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512 13% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$3,289Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±52.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Desert and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±11.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wayne and Mount Desert 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.