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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Gray 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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Gray | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,379 |
8,429Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Gray 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$323,100±$219kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Gray 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit 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 | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.