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Windsor vs Stetson vs China
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Stetson has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
China has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Stetson | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
1,151Lowest |
4,526Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Highest about the ME average |
42.2±5.1 6% below ME |
40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Windsor and Stetson 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% |
22.4%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Stetson 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% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| China 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% ME: 36.2% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Stetson and China 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 |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| China and Stetson 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 |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$240,000±$37kHighest 19% below ME |
| China 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 |
$800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
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| Windsor and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160 29% below ME |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,535Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China and Stetson 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 | — | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school 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.