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Medway vs Windham vs Holliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medway has the highest household income ($174k).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Holliston has the most people working from home (31.1%).
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 | Medway | Windham | Holliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,436 |
594Lowest |
15,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
45.2±1.9Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Medway and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,750±$18kHighest 115% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12kLowest 17% above U.S. |
$159,817±$9k 98% above U.S. |
| Medway and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $617,300±$21k 86% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$650,300±$20kHighest 95% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$205Lowest 11% above U.S. |
— | $1,821±$225Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,730 180% above U.S. |
$5,951Lowest 91% above U.S. |
$9,397Highest 201% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.5%±20.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holliston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #40 of 282 in MA | — | #38 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medway | — | Holliston |
| High school in town | Medway High | — | Holliston High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | 12.4Lowest |
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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.