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Nahant vs Windham vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nahant has the most renters (21.1% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Nahant | Windham | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,325 |
16,038Highest |
2,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.7±2.9 56% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
63.7±3.5Highest 64% above U.S. |
| Stockbridge and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
47%±7.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stockbridge and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,762±$6kLowest 40% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$146,250±$67k 81% above U.S. |
| Windham and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $748,800±$99kHighest 125% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50k 117% above U.S. |
$600,000±$99kLowest 80% above U.S. |
| Nahant and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,777±$334 26% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$858±$375Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,615 112% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,652Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.8%±27Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.7%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
52.4%±19.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #129 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.