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Windsor vs Hebron
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%).
Hebron has the most people working from home (9.9%).
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 | Hebron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
1,105Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
| Hebron 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% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Hebron 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% |
19.5%±1.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hebron and Windsor 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% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Hebron 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 |
$92,550±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$242,300±$26kHighest 18% below ME |
| Hebron and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,323Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hebron 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.

