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Winterport vs Frankfort
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winterport has the most expensive homes ($283k median).
Frankfort 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 | Winterport | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,850Highest |
1,098Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winterport and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19%±4.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Frankfort and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21kHighest 32% above ME |
$80,000±$26kLowest 7% above ME |
| Winterport and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,000±$43kHighest 5% below ME |
$211,300±$60kLowest 29% below ME |
| Winterport and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$299 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,646Highest 13% below ME |
$1,926Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.8%±25.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winterport and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Frankfort and Winterport 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 | #53 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.