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Windsor vs Augusta vs Carmel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Carmel has the highest household income ($82k).
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 | Windsor | Augusta | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
19,077Highest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$82,188±$22kHighest 10% above ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$256,800±$37kHighest 13% below ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
| Carmel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$2,662Highest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.