Compare towns
Dudley vs Webster 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
Dudley has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Dudley | Webster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,929Lowest |
17,748Highest |
16,038 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±2.4 3% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.1±2.9Highest 6% above U.S. |
| Windham and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,604±$12k 5% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,600±$19k 18% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$182Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,691Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±4.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg | Webster | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Shepherd Hill Regional High | Bartlett High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
11.6Lowest |
12.8 |
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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.