Compare towns
Cedar Crest vs Windsor vs Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering Cedar CrestGreen Harbor
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cedar Crest has the most kids (25.3% under 18).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock has the oldest population (median age 57.6).
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 | Cedar Crest | Windsor | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,730 |
1,065Lowest |
4,540Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-4.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
57.6±3.6Highest 44% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
9.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Cedar Crest and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
36.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,721±$45kHighest 62% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$119,310±$24k 15% above MA |
| Cedar Crest and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $629,400±$57kHighest 12% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$554,000±$62k about the MA average |
| Cedar Crest and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,409±$94 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644Highest 6% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,373 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±26.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
5.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
82.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
35 minLowest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±8.7 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.6%±11.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.