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Hanson vs Windsor vs Oakham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanson has the most kids (25% under 18).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Oakham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Hanson | Windsor | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,927Highest |
1,065Lowest |
1,639 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±4.3Lowest 10% above MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
49±2.3Highest 23% above MA |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Hanson and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Oakham and Hanson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,211±$24kHighest 15% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
$102,000±$20kLowest about the MA average |
| Hanson and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $513,000±$55kHighest 9% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,174±$81 33% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,429Highest 7% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,103 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
4.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minLowest 26% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.2%±5.6 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest 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 | #149 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.