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Windsor vs Lyman
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).
Lyman has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Lyman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
4,612Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Lyman 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% |
26.1%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lyman 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±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$87,284±$14kHighest 17% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$360,400±$44kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$1,063±$522Lowest 7% below ME |
| Windsor and Lyman 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 |
$2,717Highest 11% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.7%±44.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Lyman 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%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 |
33 minLowest 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #40 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| 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.