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Windsor vs Phillips
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%).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
1,094Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips 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% |
20.7%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Phillips 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% |
21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips 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 |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Windsor and Phillips 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 |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Phillips 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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.