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Windsor vs Standish
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).
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Windsor and Standish 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% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Standish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Standish 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% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Windsor and Standish 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| 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.