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Barnstable Town vs Windsor vs Stoughton
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 the shortest commute (25 min average).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Stoughton has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
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 | Stoughton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 49,568Highest |
1,065Lowest |
29,225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.2% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.1±1.9Highest 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
45.7±1.9 14% above MA |
| Barnstable Town and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.5%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town 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% |
20.8%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,982±$6kLowest 12% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$104,794±$6k about the MA average |
| Windsor and Stoughton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $602,500±$14kHighest 7% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$523,800±$28k 7% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$127Lowest 9% above MA |
— | $2,050±$200Highest 16% above MA |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975 34% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$6,215Highest 4% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.6%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.4%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stoughton and Barnstable Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 15% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
33 min 15% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.3%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.4%±2.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Stoughton 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 | #189 of 282 in MA | — | #196 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Barnstable | — | Stoughton |
| High school in town | Barnstable High | — | Stoughton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
— | 10.8Highest |
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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.