Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Maine.
Windsor is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 67th of 142 in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 82% of Maine towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $358K, 5.2 years of the Augusta area’s $69K median household income. Windsor’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Windsor's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Among 143 Maine towns, just 5 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Windsor.
Where Windsor beats most towns.
Where Windsor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 468 in 1810, a low of 468 in 1810, 2,632 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Windsor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Windsor.
Windsor is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sends most of its workers to Augusta and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
Its public schools are run by RSU 12. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 288 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Windsor has 288 jobs for its 1,182 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.7 minutes, against 24.6 across Maine.
Most working residents leave Windsor for work: only 4% work in town. 6.5% of Windsor workers work from home. Since 2013, Windsor has added 33 jobs, to 288 in 2023.
| Windsor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.5% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Gardiner weather station, 13 miles away, records that 69 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 81% of Maine places with climate records.
Windsor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Windsor’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026. 89% of households own their home in Windsor.
| Windsor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,265 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Windsor is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Windsor Fairgrounds, at 52 acres.
| Windsor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South | 0.4 mi | 1,720 |
| 2. Windsor Fairgrounds | — | 52 |
| 3. Savade Pond Boat Access | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,607 U.S. towns with household incomes like Windsor’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Windsor beats the Maine average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Windsor | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Windsor | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Windsor. Close and well known come first.
33 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
11 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
31 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
27 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
21 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National Monument
32 mi MuseumMaine Maritime MuseumPemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain · Maine Maritime Museum: Maine Maritime Museum, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor
About 2 of every 100 Windsor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Windsor is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,632 at the 2020 census. Windsor is included in the Augusta, Maine, micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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5 towns share a border with Windsor.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | #67 | B− | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Jefferson | #65 | B− | B | — | B | B− |
| Somerville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitefield | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| China | #17 | A− | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Palermo | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
Whitefield and Palermo have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Windsor, Jefferson, Whitefield, China and Palermo report no FBI crime data of their own. Somerville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Windsor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Windsor grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #67 of 142 in Maine. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Simon J. Murphy Sr. and Stanley Sproul.
