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Winslow vs Somerville
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 people working from home (10.7%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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.
| Measure | Winslow | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,023Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±3.6Highest 6% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Winslow and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,917±$9kLowest 5% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville 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±$11kHighest 24% below ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Winslow and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$221Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,809Highest 7% below ME |
$2,505Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±9.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Winslow Schools | RSU 12 |
| 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 |
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.