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Buckland vs Windham vs Charlemont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckland has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Charlemont has the oldest population (median age 59.6).
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 | Buckland | Windham | Charlemont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,036Highest |
594Lowest |
1,118 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.4 27% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
59.6±6.7Highest 53% above U.S. |
| Charlemont and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
41.1%±10.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Buckland and Charlemont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,877±$6k about the U.S. average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$53,063±$12kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Windham and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,400±$25k 3% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$305,500±$52kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Windham and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$213Highest 21% below U.S. |
— | $1,023±$126Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Buckland and Charlemont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,761 53% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,351Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.1%±18.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Buckland and Charlemont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.5%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Charlemont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mohawk Trail | — | Hawlemont |
| High school in town | Mohawk Trail Regional School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.