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Windsor vs Edgecomb 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%).
Edgecomb has the most expensive homes ($348k median).
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 | Edgecomb | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
1,251Lowest |
4,526Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
41±8.8 8% below ME |
40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Windsor and Edgecomb 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% |
16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and China 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% |
24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and China 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 |
$108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$96,309±$12k 29% above ME |
| Edgecomb and China 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 |
$348,400±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$240,000±$37k 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$2,535 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±43.8 ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Edgecomb 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% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China and Edgecomb 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 | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| 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.