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Ashby vs Windsor Locks vs Lunenburg
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 most homeowners (95.5%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Lunenburg has the most expensive homes ($464k 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 Locks | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,211Lowest |
12,579Highest |
11,902 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +16.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.5±3Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.2±2.1 11% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lunenburg and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ashby and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Lunenburg 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. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$112,828±$11k 40% above U.S. |
| Ashby and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,500±$30k 17% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$463,900±$24kHighest 39% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$484Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
$1,974±$586Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Lunenburg and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,034 93% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,401Highest 105% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±53.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.8%±13.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Lunenburg 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% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ashby and Windsor Locks 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | #87 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Windsor Locks School District | Lunenburg |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Lunenburg High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.