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Windsor vs Chesterville vs China
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%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
China has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Chesterville | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
1,397Lowest |
4,526Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
40.9±5.9 9% below ME |
| Windsor and China 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% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville 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% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| China and Chesterville 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% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| China and Chesterville 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 |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$240,000±$37kHighest 19% below ME |
| China and Windsor 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 |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
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| Windsor and Chesterville 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 |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$2,535Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Chesterville 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China and Chesterville 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 | — | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.