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Ashby vs Windsor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashby has the highest household income ($116k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Ashby | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,211 |
2,060Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 30% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Ashby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ashby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,598±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11k 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,500±$30kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$484Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
| Ashby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,034Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±53.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashby and Windsor 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 | #200 of 282 in MA | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | North Middlesex | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
U.S. 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.