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Montgomery vs Ware vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most kids (22% under 18).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Montgomery | Ware | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 796Lowest |
10,048Highest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±7Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Montgomery and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
| Windsor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,043±$109 41% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,283Highest 29% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 23% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Ware 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Ware | — |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.