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Parsonsfield vs Windsor vs Hiram
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 highest household income ($72k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Hiram has the most people working from home (8.6%).
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 | Parsonsfield | Windsor | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,715Lowest |
2,690Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.9Highest about the ME average |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
41.6±10.2Lowest 7% 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% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest 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%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Hiram 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% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hiram 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±$18kHighest 4% below ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Windsor 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±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Hiram 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 |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% 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 |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 97% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hiram 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 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| 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.