What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).

Windsor has the most expensive homes ($338k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Marshfield	Windsor
People
Population	470Highest	254Lowest
Median age	42.4±8.8Highest 9% above U.S.	40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S.
	Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 22%	25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22%
	Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	10.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	15.7%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$84,375±$20kLowest 5% above U.S.	$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S.
	Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S.	$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$79 20% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,269Lowest 5% above U.S.	$3,381Highest 8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.4%±62.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.	1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 11% above U.S.	32 minHighest 22% above U.S.
Work from home	17.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%	15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.