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Winslow vs Unity 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 most kids (17.3% under 18).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Buxton has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Buxton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,023 |
1,858Lowest |
8,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±3.6Highest 6% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% 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%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Winslow and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Winslow and Buxton 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% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,917±$9k 5% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% 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 |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$221 9% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,809 7% below ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,422Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±9.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winslow and Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity 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 | — | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winslow Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Winslow High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.