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Windsor vs Cushing vs Chelsea
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%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Chelsea has the most affordable homes ($182k median).
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 | Cushing | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
1,460Lowest |
2,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
42.2±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
| Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chelsea 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% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chelsea and Cushing 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% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Chelsea 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 |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$85,471±$10kHighest 14% above ME |
| Chelsea and Cushing 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$182,300±$37kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,373±$90 21% above ME |
| Cushing and Chelsea 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,313 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
15%±19.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Cushing 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% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
36 minHighest 48% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
6%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | — | #93 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 13 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None 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.