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Naples vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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.

MeasureNaplesWindsor
People
Population
3,985Highest
2,690Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
49.8±6.8Highest
11% above ME
43.5±8Lowest
about the ME average
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.6%±4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
23.2%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Windsor and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±5.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$78,188±$13kHighest
5% above ME
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$340,100±$48kHighest
15% above ME
$228,800±$22kLowest
23% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,941±$625Highest
70% above ME
$1,265±$400Lowest
11% above ME
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,784Highest
8% below ME
$2,160Lowest
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
59.9%±40.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
7.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
1986Lowest
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
56% above ME
36 minLowest
45% above ME
Work from home
26.7%±11.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #118 of 133 in ME #44 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 61/MSAD 61 RSU 12
High school in town Lake Region High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.7
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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.