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Dalton vs Deerfield vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dalton has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Deerfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Dalton | Deerfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,256Highest |
5,158 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 49.7±5.8 28% above U.S. |
51.8±3.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Deerfield and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Dalton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dalton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.9%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$8kLowest about the U.S. average |
$106,136±$14kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
| Deerfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,700±$26kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$414,900±$37kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $872±$70Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,334±$318Highest 6% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,276Lowest 37% above U.S. |
$5,824 87% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±19Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.5%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±6.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Deerfield 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 | #192 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Central Berkshire | Deerfield · Frontier | — |
| High school in town | Wahconah Regional High | Frontier Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.