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Windsor vs Porter
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 kids (23.2% under 18).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Highest |
1,746Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Windsor and Porter 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% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Porter 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Windsor and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Windsor and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Porter 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% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.