Compare towns
Poland vs Windsor vs Oakland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (89.1%).
Oakland has the youngest population (median age 40.2).
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 | Poland | Windsor | Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,954 |
2,690Lowest |
6,309Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
| Poland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,557±$23kHighest 14% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$77,813±$16k 4% above ME |
| Poland and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$236,000±$23k 20% below ME |
| Poland and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$128 5% above ME |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
| Windsor and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,774Highest 9% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,439 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.6%±30.7 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Oakland 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 | #81 of 133 in ME | #44 of 133 in ME | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | RSU 12 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Poland Regional H S | None in town | Messalonskee High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 14.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.