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Barnstable Town vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnstable Town has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.2%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Barnstable Town | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 49,568Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±1.9Highest 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Barnstable Town and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Barnstable Town and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,982±$6kLowest 12% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $602,500±$14kHighest 7% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$127 9% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Highest 34% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Barnstable Town and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 15% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #189 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Barnstable | — |
| High school in town | Barnstable High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.