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Windsor vs Winthrop vs Whitefield
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).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Winthrop | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
6,191Highest |
2,157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8Lowest about the ME average |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Whitefield and Winthrop 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% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Winthrop 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% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Whitefield and Winthrop 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% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield and Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$73,875±$10k about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Whitefield 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 |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$242,300±$24k 18% below ME |
| Winthrop and Whitefield 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 |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$895±$126 21% below ME |
| Windsor and Whitefield 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 |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$2,366 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Whitefield 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.