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Winslow vs Freedom vs Buxton
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Freedom has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Buxton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Winslow | Freedom | Buxton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,023 |
670Lowest |
8,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±3.6Highest 6% above ME |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
| Winslow and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Winslow and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,917±$9k 5% below ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Buxton and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,300±$11k 24% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$221Lowest 9% below ME |
— | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,809 7% below ME |
$2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$3,422Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±9.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Winslow and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Winslow and Buxton 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 | — | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winslow Schools | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Winslow High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.