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Parsonsfield vs Windsor vs Bradley

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Parsonsfield has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Windsor has the most homeowners (89.1%).
Bradley has the most people working from home (12.1%).

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.

MeasureParsonsfieldWindsorBradley
People
Population
1,715
2,690Highest
1,645Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.6%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.2%
ME: +2.6%
+2.7%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
44.3±5.9Highest
about the ME average
43.5±8
about the ME average
42.6±9.7Lowest
5% below ME
Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25%±5.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
23.2%±6.4
ME: 18.1%
21.9%±5.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18%±3.6
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
19.5%±2.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bradley and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.8%
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
22.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±0.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6
ME: 5.8%
3.2%±2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Bradley and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,045±$18k
4% below ME
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
$76,667±$28kHighest
about the ME average
Bradley and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,100±$21kHighest
8% below ME
$228,800±$22k
23% below ME
$201,800±$37kLowest
32% below ME
Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,185±$312
4% above ME
$1,265±$400Highest
11% above ME
$1,088±$325Lowest
4% below ME
Windsor and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,350Highest
23% below ME
$2,160
29% below ME
$1,946Lowest
36% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
78.2%±35Highest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6
ME: 48.4%
31.3%±22.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12%Highest
ME: 10.7%
7.5%
ME: 10.7%
4.6%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.4%
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
84.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
same as ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1984
7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
48 minHighest
97% above ME
36 min
45% above ME
23 minLowest
7% below ME
Work from home
5.1%±4.2Lowest
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3
ME: 15.9%
12.1%±7.9Highest
ME: 15.9%
Bradley 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 12 RSU 34
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.