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Winter Harbor vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winter Harbor has the most people working from home (5.2%).
Northfield has the most kids (11.4% under 18).
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 | Winter Harbor | Northfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 493Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64.6±5.5Highest 44% above ME |
62.1±16.2Lowest 39% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Northfield and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 47.3%±18.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$38kHighest 15% above ME |
$68,333±$52kLowest 9% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,500±$43kHighest 29% below ME |
$198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $818±$433 28% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,422Lowest 53% below ME |
$1,773Highest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±37.2 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.