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Canton vs Dummer vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most expensive homes ($711k median).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% 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 | Canton | Dummer | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,748Highest |
299 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±2.3 10% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,381±$9kHighest 78% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
| Canton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $710,600±$27kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,315±$178 64% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,560Highest 110% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$3,381 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Canton 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 | #81 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | — | — |
| High school in town | Canton High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.