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Middleton vs Stoddard vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the most expensive homes ($743k median).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
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 | Middleton | Stoddard | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,816Highest |
1,072 |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.1±2 11% above U.S. |
53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$94,904±$11kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
| Middleton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$330,300±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,407±$284Highest about the U.S. average |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
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| Middleton and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$4,316 38% above U.S. |
$3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 14% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Middleton | Stoddard School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.