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Windsor vs Limerick vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Newburgh has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Limerick | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
3,400Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh 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% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Newburgh 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% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Limerick 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Limerick and Newburgh 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 |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Limerick and Newburgh 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Limerick and Windsor 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 |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Newburgh 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.

