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Windsor vs Pittston

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 people working from home (6.5%).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).

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.

MeasureWindsorPittston
People
Population
2,690Lowest
3,093Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+7.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
43.5±8Highest
about the ME average
41.4±5.9Lowest
8% below ME
Windsor and Pittston 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%
17.2%±7.4Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Windsor and Pittston 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%
18.5%±6.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Pittston and Windsor 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%
26.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.4%±4.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
Pittston 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
$86,614±$18kHighest
16% above ME
Pittston 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
$238,700±$66kHighest
20% below ME
Pittston and Windsor 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
$1,080±$593Lowest
5% below ME
Windsor and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,160Highest
29% below ME
$1,909Lowest
37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.2%±31.6Lowest
ME: 48.4%
57.6%±34.6Highest
ME: 48.4%
Pittston and Windsor 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%
10.2%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1983Lowest
6 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
45% above ME
26 minLowest
7% above ME
Work from home
6.5%±3Highest
ME: 15.9%
3.8%±3.8Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Windsor and Pittston 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 #123 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 12 RSU 11/MSAD 11
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.