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Buzzards Bay vs Oakham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Oakham has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Oakham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,909Highest |
1,639 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.3% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,388±$12kLowest 9% below MA |
$102,000±$20k about the MA average |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,500±$28kHighest 19% below MA |
$420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$601Highest 16% below MA |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
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| Buzzards Bay and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,103Highest 32% below MA |
$3,867 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.9%±20.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Buzzards Bay and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 10% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±6.3 MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Quabbin | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.