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Lexington vs Windsor vs Lexington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
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 | Lexington | Windsor | Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,295Highest |
1,065Lowest |
34,295Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±0.8Highest 18% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
47.3±0.8Highest 18% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 25.5%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
25.5%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.7%±1.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 84.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
84.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±0.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $238,444±$18kHighest 129% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$238,444±$18kHighest 129% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,203,100±$35kHighest 114% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$1,203,100±$35kHighest 114% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,891±$233 64% above MA |
— | $2,891±$233 64% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.1%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
50.1%±7.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1965Lowest 1 yr newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 36.7%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.7%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #2 of 282 in MA | — | #2 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lexington | — | — |
| High school in town | Lexington High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.