Compare towns

Conway vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 44.8).

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.

MeasureConwayWindsor
People
Population
1,755Highest
1,065Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.2%Highest
MA: +7.4%
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
55.6±3Highest
39% above MA
44.8±6.4Lowest
12% above MA
Kids under 18
16.5%±3.3Highest
MA: 19.4%
15.8%±5.1Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Conway and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
31.9%±4.1Highest
MA: 17.9%
18.6%±4.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
60.5%Highest
MA: 47.3%
41.5%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.2Lowest
MA: 7.9%
2.7%±1.7Highest
MA: 7.9%
Windsor and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,250±$11kLowest
6% below MA
$115,563±$10kHighest
11% above MA
Windsor and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$395,900±$25kHighest
30% below MA
$389,700±$32kLowest
31% below MA
Conway and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,800±$990
about the MA average
—
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,797Highest
3% below MA
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.9%±33.6Highest
MA: 51.8%
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
Conway and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.4%Highest
MA: 10%
3.8%Lowest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.4%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
12 yrs newer than MA
1970Lowest
6 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
18% below MA
37 minHighest
27% above MA
Work from home
29.1%±8.5Highest
MA: 18.6%
21.2%±5.8Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Conway and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Conway —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.