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Lee vs Montgomery vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Montgomery has the most kids (22% 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 | Lee | Montgomery | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,719Highest |
796Lowest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.2±5.8Highest 38% above MA |
49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Lee and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lee and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lee and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,750±$13kLowest 19% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,700±$19kLowest 37% below MA |
$357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
| Windsor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$212 22% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,980 34% below MA |
$4,283Highest 29% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±21.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
50%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lee and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 38% below MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.4%±7.8 MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Lee 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 | #209 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Lee | — | — |
| High school in town | Lee Middle/High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.