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Douglas vs Webster vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Douglas | Webster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,207 |
17,748Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±2.6 10% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
| Windsor and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$72,895±$6kLowest 30% below MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
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| Douglas and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Webster and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% MA: 10% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% MA: 62.5% |
59.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 16% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 20.9%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Douglas 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Douglas | Webster | — |
| High school in town | Douglas High School | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.