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Windsor vs Mapleton vs Roxbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureWindsorMapletonRoxbury
People
Population
254Lowest
1,884Highest
299
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
41.8±6
7% above U.S.
43.2±17.7Highest
11% above U.S.
Roxbury and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Mapleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$69,226±$14kLowest
14% below U.S.
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$337,500±$40kHighest
about the U.S. average
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$610±$277
57% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381
8% above U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.