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Windsor vs Orland vs Somerville
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 homeowners (89.1%).
Orland has the most people working from home (17%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Orland | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
1,915 |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Orland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland 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 |
$69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,149±$177Lowest about the ME average |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville and Windsor 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 |
$2,089Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Windsor 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% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland 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 12 |
| High school 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.