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Winn vs Exeter vs Lee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winn has the most affordable homes ($96k median).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Lee has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Winn | Exeter | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 287Lowest |
1,093Highest |
925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.1±6.1Highest 27% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
51.5±11.5Lowest 15% above ME |
| Winn and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±8.2 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Winn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.3%±14.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Winn and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±5.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee and Winn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $36,333±$7kLowest 51% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$49,886±$5k 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $95,600±$5kLowest 68% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
| Lee and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$505Lowest 25% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
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| Exeter and Winn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,235Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,602Highest 47% below ME |
$1,547 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±73.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Winn and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 24 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
35 min 43% above ME |
35 minLowest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.