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Windsor vs Milbridge vs Whitefield
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 youngest population (median age 43.5).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Milbridge | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
1,222Lowest |
2,157 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
50.3±6.2 12% above ME |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Whitefield and Milbridge 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% |
22.5%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Milbridge 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% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Whitefield 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% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
32.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield 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±$5k 15% below ME |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
$73,875±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Whitefield and Windsor 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 |
$240,400±$31k 19% below ME |
$242,300±$24kHighest 18% below ME |
| Whitefield and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
$895±$126 21% below ME |
| Windsor and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160 29% below ME |
$2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,366Highest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Milbridge 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% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Whitefield 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 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 12 |
| 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.