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Amesbury vs Dalton vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amesbury has the most expensive homes ($519k median).
Dalton has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Amesbury | Dalton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,403Highest |
6,256 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA |
49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
| Dalton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
20.6%±4.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dalton and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.9%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Dalton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.3% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Amesbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,554±$12k about the MA average |
$79,438±$8kLowest 24% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $519,300±$32kHighest 8% below MA |
$295,700±$26kLowest 47% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,683±$115Highest 4% below MA |
$872±$70Lowest 51% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,360Highest 23% above MA |
$4,276 29% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.2%±19 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% MA: 10% |
7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
70.7% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Amesbury 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 | #151 of 282 in MA | #192 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Amesbury | Central Berkshire | — |
| High school in town | Amesbury High | Wahconah Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
10.9 |
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MA 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.