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Winslow vs Waldoboro
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%).
Waldoboro has the most expensive homes ($275k median).
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 | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,023Highest |
5,253Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±3.6Lowest 6% above ME |
50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
| Waldoboro and Winslow 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% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winslow and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waldoboro 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,917±$9kHighest 5% below ME |
$69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Winslow and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,300±$11kLowest 24% below ME |
$274,900±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
| Waldoboro and Winslow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$221Highest 9% below ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,809Lowest 7% below ME |
$2,861Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±9.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
25 minHighest 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winslow and Waldoboro 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 | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winslow Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Winslow High School | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
13.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.