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Framingham vs Windsor vs Woburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Framingham has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.2%).
Woburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
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 | Framingham | Windsor | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 72,399Highest |
1,065Lowest |
41,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
39.3±1.6 about the MA average |
| Windsor and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±1.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Framingham and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,419±$6kLowest 3% above MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$111,185±$9k 7% above MA |
| Windsor and Woburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,300±$10k 12% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$673,500±$17kHighest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,033±$57Lowest 15% above MA |
— | $2,221±$77Highest 26% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884Highest 15% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,354 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Woburn and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Framingham 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 | #229 of 282 in MA | — | #169 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | — | Woburn |
| High school in town | Framingham High School | — | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.