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Windsor vs Sidney 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 oldest population (median age 43.5).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
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 | Sidney | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
4,790Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Windsor and Sidney 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% |
23.1%±5.6Lowest 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% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Windsor and Somerville 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
| Sidney and Somerville 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville and Sidney 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 |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 18 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.