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Clinton vs Windsor vs Easthampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the highest household income ($90k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Clinton | Windsor | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563 |
3,554Lowest |
16,086Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 38.6±2.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
46±2.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Easthampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$71,673±$7k 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$371,500±$15k 12% above U.S. |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,292±$70 9% below U.S. |
| Clinton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,932 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Easthampton and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Easthampton and Clinton 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 | #246 of 282 in MA | #61 of 70 in VT | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | — | Easthampton |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | — | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | None yet |
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.