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Winthrop vs Eliot
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 affordable homes ($295k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Lowest |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Eliot 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Eliot 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.