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Windsor vs Poland
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 affordable homes ($229k median).
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
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 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
5,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
| Poland 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% |
21.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Poland 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% |
17.8%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Poland 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% |
23.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Poland 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 |
$85,557±$23kHighest 14% above ME |
| Poland 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 |
$283,600±$44kHighest 4% below ME |
| Poland 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 |
$1,198±$128Lowest 5% above ME |
| Windsor and Poland 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 |
$2,774Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland 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% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.