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Everett vs Hanson vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Everett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.8%).
Hanson has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Everett | Hanson | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,045Highest |
1,927 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.2% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.5Lowest 12% below MA |
44±4.3 10% above MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
| Windsor and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
25%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and Everett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.7%±4.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Hanson and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.1% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,218±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$119,211±$24kHighest 15% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Hanson and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,000±$23kHighest 9% above MA |
$513,000±$55k 9% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$69 18% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,880 19% below MA |
$6,429Highest 7% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±5.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
— | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Everett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 20% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Hanson 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 | #264 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Everett | — | — |
| High school in town | Everett High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.