Compare towns
Cedar Crest vs Windsor vs Dunstable
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cedar Crest has the youngest population (median age 36).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
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 | Cedar Crest | Windsor | Dunstable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,730 |
1,065Lowest |
3,408Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
41.5±2.4 4% above MA |
| Windsor and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.4%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Cedar Crest and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15%±2.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.1% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,721±$45k 62% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$208,512±$23kHighest 101% above MA |
| Dunstable and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,400±$57k 12% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$674,000±$30kHighest 20% above MA |
| Dunstable and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,325±$637 25% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 6% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$9,020Highest 51% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±77.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dunstable and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% MA: 10% |
3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
0.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
34 minLowest 18% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±8.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
20%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Cedar Crest 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 | — | — | #4 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Groton-Dunstable |
| 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.