Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Winslow is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 88th of 142 in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 65% of U.S. towns. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $294K for a typical one and 4.3 times the Augusta area’s $69K median household income. Only 27 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on civic life. Its National Register listings include Fort Halifax and Brick School. Winslow’s January low is 10°F, near the Maine town median (10°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Where Winslow beats most towns.
Fort Halifax is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 797 in 1790, a low of 658 in 1810, 7,948 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1810 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Winslow is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winslow, 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 Winslow.
Winslow gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values climbing faster than Maine’s.
In Winslow, the trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile. 41 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Winslow Town Forest, at 503 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Winslow Town Forest | 1.4 mi | 503 |
| 2. Fort Halifax Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Norton Field | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Winslow High School, with 383 students. The Winslow Schools runs its public schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 581 | C |
| Winslow High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 383 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
The top destinations are Waterville (24%), Augusta (16%) and Fairfield (4%). Jobs in Winslow grew by 593 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,611. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. The town’s mean commuting time is 23 minutes.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 11% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Home values rose 44% in five years, to about $294K, against 27% across Maine.
A typical home in Winslow is worth about $294,000, up 0.6% in a year, 29% below the Maine typical home. Homes sold in Winslow spent a median 65 days on the market. Bidding over the asking price: a third of homes sold locally.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,041 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Albion weather station, 7 miles away, records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
The peak summer temperature for Winslow comes to 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Winslow is ahead of Maine on 2 and behind on 11. 13% of adults binge drink locally. Two figures for adults locally: 29% have been diagnosed with depression, 20% report frequent mental distress.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winslow | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Winslow sits closer to the middle. For Winslow, the violent offense rate is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 36% in Maine as a whole. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maine average. Also worth knowing: the midpoint age in Winslow is 47.6 years.
| Winslow | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.6 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Winslow | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Winslow’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 48 of 100. 41 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1979. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Winslow households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winslow. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LandmarkFort Knox
5 mi MuseumColby College Museum of Art
18 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
37 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
36 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National Monument30 mi Ski areaCamden Snow Bowl31 runs · 836 ft verticalFort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Winslow
About 6 of every 100 Winslow residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Winslow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Winslow on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Winslow.
Town in Maine, United States
Winslow is a town and census-designated place in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, along the Kennebec River across from Waterville. The population was 7,948 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Winslow.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow | #88 | C | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Waterville | #137 | D | C+ | C− | C− | C |
| China | #17 | A− | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Albion | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Vassalboro | #135 | D | B− | — | D | B |
| Benton | #103 | C− | B+ | — | C | C |
Albion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. China, Albion, Vassalboro and Benton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Winslow with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Winslow grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #88 of 142 in Maine. It grades C for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Maine has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Winslow sits nearer the middle.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
5 notable people were born here, including Charles F. Johnson and Amy Arata.
