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Winslow vs Dover-Foxcroft

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Winslow has the most expensive homes ($218k median).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).

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.

MeasureWinslowDover-Foxcroft
People
Population
5,873Highest
4,506Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-31.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+5%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.2±4.5Highest
6% below ME
38±4.1Lowest
15% below ME
Winslow and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.7%±4.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
21.2%±3.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
Dover-Foxcroft and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19%±2.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
21.4%±4.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Dover-Foxcroft and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
28.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.9%±0.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,547±$11kLowest
20% below ME
$63,344±$6kHighest
15% below ME
Dover-Foxcroft and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$217,900±$12kHighest
27% below ME
$162,600±$12kLowest
45% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,036±$219Highest
9% below ME
$880±$97Lowest
23% below ME
Winslow and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,555Highest
16% below ME
$1,916Lowest
37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.7%±11Highest
ME: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Winslow and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
15.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
70.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
67%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967Lowest
10 yrs older than ME
1973Highest
4 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
11% below ME
15 minLowest
40% below ME
Work from home
9.6%±3.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
12.6%±6Highest
ME: 15.9%
Dover-Foxcroft and Winslow 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 #57 of 133 in ME #89 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 68/MSAD 68
High school 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.