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Boylston vs Windsor vs Clinton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most expensive homes ($579k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($305k median).
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
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 | Boylston | Windsor | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
29,468Highest |
15,563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.7±1.9 12% above U.S. |
38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Boylston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kHighest 75% above U.S. |
$104,725±$8k 30% above U.S. |
$89,781±$10kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$305,200±$11kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$387,300±$19k 16% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
$1,681±$62 19% above U.S. |
$1,402±$76Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Boylston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266Highest 133% above U.S. |
$5,351 72% above U.S. |
$4,654Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.9%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Boylston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Boylston 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 | #72 of 282 in MA | #117 of 149 in CT | #246 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District | Clinton |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Windsor High School | Clinton Senior High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
10.2Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.