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Winthrop vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Addison has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Winthrop | Addison |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
1,045Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Addison and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$900±$807Highest 21% below ME |
| Addison and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.