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Turner vs Windsor

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Turner has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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.

MeasureTurnerWindsor
People
Population
5,891Highest
2,690Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
47.6±4.3Highest
6% above ME
43.5±8Lowest
about the ME average
Turner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.1%±4.6Lowest
ME: 18.1%
23.2%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
Windsor and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.2%±6.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Turner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,036±$28kHighest
34% above ME
$63,178±$5kLowest
15% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$284,900±$50kHighest
4% below ME
$228,800±$22kLowest
23% below ME
Turner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$584±$490Lowest
49% below ME
$1,265±$400Highest
11% above ME
Windsor and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,294Highest
24% below ME
$2,160Lowest
29% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.9%±64.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
46.2%±31.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
Windsor and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
7.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.6%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
about the ME average
36 minHighest
45% above ME
Work from home
10.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.5%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Turner 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 #33 of 133 in ME #44 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 52/MSAD 52 RSU 12
High school in town Leavitt Area High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
11.6
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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.