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Cedar Crest vs Windsor vs Pelham
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 highest household income ($169k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Pelham has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Pelham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,730Highest |
1,065Lowest |
1,335 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-3.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
45±8.4Highest 13% above MA |
| Pelham and Windsor 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% |
21%±4.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Cedar Crest and Pelham 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% |
26.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Pelham 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% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Windsor and Pelham 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±$10k 11% above MA |
$113,750±$24kLowest 9% above MA |
| Cedar Crest and Windsor 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 |
$447,600±$33k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,205±$560 32% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,644 6% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$7,472Highest 25% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
42.7%±35.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Pelham 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% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
79.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±8.7 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
32.8%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Pelham and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Pelham |
| 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.