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Attleboro vs Windsor vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Attleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.6%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Attleboro | Windsor | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 46,762Highest |
1,065Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
39.9±1.8 about the MA average |
| Windsor and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Attleboro and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,954±$6k 5% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $448,100±$13kHighest 20% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,590±$83Highest 10% below MA |
— | $1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,366Highest 10% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,746 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Attleboro and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.1 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Attleboro 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 | #185 of 282 in MA | — | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Attleboro | — | Westfield |
| High school in town | Attleboro High | — | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.3Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.