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Florida vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Florida | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 668Lowest |
1,065Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.4Highest 40% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Florida and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,875±$17kLowest 16% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$256 51% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$3,867Highest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Florida and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Florida | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.

