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Dalton vs Middlefield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dalton has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 56.9).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Dalton | Middlefield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,256Highest |
352Lowest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Middlefield 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 MA: 19.4% |
4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Dalton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±5.7 MA: 17.9% |
28.7%±8.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Middlefield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$8kLowest 24% below MA |
$103,750±$23k about the MA average |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,700±$26kLowest 47% below MA |
$332,800±$48k 41% below MA |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $872±$70Lowest 51% below MA |
$2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,276 29% below MA |
$4,926Highest 18% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±19 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% MA: 10% |
12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
94.1% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 24% below MA |
30 min about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Middlefield 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 | — | — |
| School district | Central Berkshire | — | — |
| High school in town | Wahconah Regional High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.