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Windsor vs Lee
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%).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Lee |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
| Lee 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% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Lee 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%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,178±$5kHighest 15% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Windsor 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% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
35 minLowest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee 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 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.