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Waterville vs Webster vs Winslow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville has the most renters (51.2% rent).
Webster 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.
| Measure | Waterville | Webster | Winslow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,077Highest |
2,227Lowest |
5,873 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-31.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.5±2.5Lowest 9% below U.S. |
44.7±7.6Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.2±4.5 8% above U.S. |
| Webster and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,580±$4kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$59,547±$11k 26% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,600±$21kLowest 45% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30kHighest about the U.S. average |
$217,900±$12k 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $978±$72Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,036±$219 27% below U.S. |
| Webster and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,755 12% below U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$2,555Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.5%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±11Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Winslow and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster and Waterville 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 | #105 of 133 in ME | — | #57 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Waterville Public Schools | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | Waterville Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.