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Windsor vs Brownfield 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 affordable homes ($229k median).
Brownfield has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Carmel has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Brownfield | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
1,830Lowest |
2,941Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% 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%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Windsor 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% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Carmel 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 |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% 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±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
| Brownfield and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,276±$187 12% above ME |
| Brownfield and Carmel 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 |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,662 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Carmel 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield 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 | — | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.