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Nahant vs Windsor vs Revere
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 people working from home (18.7%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Nahant | Windsor | Revere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,325Lowest |
3,554 |
60,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+20.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.7±2.9Highest 56% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
39.2±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 11%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Revere and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Nahant and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Revere 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±$6kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$86,969±$10k 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $748,800±$99kHighest 125% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$597,400±$17k 80% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,777±$334 26% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$2,076±$95Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Revere and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,615Highest 112% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$5,605 80% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±4.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Revere and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
45.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Nahant and Windsor 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 | #129 of 282 in MA | #61 of 70 in VT | #241 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Nahant | — | Revere |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Revere High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.