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Middlefield vs Oakham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Oakham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Middlefield | Oakham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Lowest |
1,639Highest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±8.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
40.3% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±4.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$23k about the MA average |
$102,000±$20kLowest about the MA average |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,800±$48kLowest 41% below MA |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
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| Middlefield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,926Highest 18% below MA |
$4,103 32% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 7 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Quabbin | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.