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Cheshire vs Hingham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cheshire has the most affordable homes ($268k median).
Hingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Cheshire | Hingham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,216 |
24,283Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±4.5Highest 34% above MA |
48.4±2.4 21% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Cheshire and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.4%±2.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
26%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Cheshire and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cheshire and Hingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,803±$14kLowest 33% below MA |
$178,390±$15kHighest 72% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,200±$48kLowest 52% below MA |
$1,134,200±$47kHighest 102% above MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,465±$603 40% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest 50% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,867 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±24 MA: 51.8% |
60.3%±12Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 min 24% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
33.1%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #274 of 282 in MA | #14 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Hoosac Valley Regional | Hingham | — |
| High school in town | Hoosac Valley High School | Hingham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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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.