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Sebago vs Windsor vs Leeds
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Sebago | Windsor | Leeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073Lowest |
2,690Highest |
2,285 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Windsor and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Sebago and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
| Leeds and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
| Sebago and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
| Sebago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,543 16% below ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,565Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
34 minLowest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Leeds 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 | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 12 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None 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.