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Windsor vs Wells vs Orange
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).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Wells | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
11,713Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +18% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1 6% above U.S. |
| Wells and Orange 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% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Orange 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% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Wells 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. |
$88,024±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Orange 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 |
$485,300±$23kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,350±$297 4% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$5,132Highest 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Wells 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% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Wells 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.