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Windsor vs Bingham vs Milford
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%).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Milford has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Bingham | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
660Lowest |
3,095Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
43.3±6Lowest 3% below ME |
| Bingham 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% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Milford 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% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Milford and Bingham 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 |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$85,111±$26kHighest 14% above ME |
| Milford 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±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$176,400±$48k 41% below ME |
| Windsor and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$943±$57 17% below ME |
| Windsor and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,962 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.6%±48.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Milford and Bingham 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 | — | #75 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | Milford Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.