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Middlefield vs Windsor vs Worthington
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).
Windsor has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
Worthington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Windsor | Worthington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Lowest |
1,065Highest |
1,021 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6% MA: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.9±3.7 42% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
61.6±3.6Highest 54% above MA |
| Worthington and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
12.8%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor and Worthington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±8.5 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
39.5%±5.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Worthington and Middlefield 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% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Middlefield and Windsor 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 |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$91,667±$17kLowest 12% below 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 |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
$380,400±$26k 32% below MA |
| Windsor and Worthington 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 |
— | $633±$220Lowest 64% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,926 18% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,443Highest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.5%±63 MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Worthington 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% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
93.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest about the MA average |
37 min 27% above MA |
41 minHighest 41% above MA |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
28.2%±12.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Worthington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Worthington |
| 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.