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Windsor vs Baldwin

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBaldwin
People
Population
2,690Highest
1,170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-0.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
43.5±8Lowest
about the ME average
50.6±4.6Highest
13% above ME
Baldwin 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%
12.1%±3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
14.3%±4.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
27.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
23.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Baldwin 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±$5kLowest
15% below ME
$68,045±$8kHighest
9% below ME
Baldwin 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±$22kLowest
23% below ME
$263,200±$38kHighest
11% below ME
Baldwin 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
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,160Lowest
29% below ME
$2,540Highest
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.2%±31.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±42.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Windsor and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.5%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
45% above ME
32 minLowest
32% above ME
Work from home
6.5%±3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
8.8%±4.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Baldwin 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 #44 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 12 —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.