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New Braintree vs Windham vs North Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Braintree has the most kids (20% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
North Brookfield has the most renters (30.7% rent).
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 | New Braintree | Windham | North Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 973 |
594Lowest |
4,760Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
45.2±9.4 16% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and North Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
16.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Braintree and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Brookfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,500±$8kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$79,285±$11kLowest about the U.S. average |
| New Braintree and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,800±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$359,100±$32k 8% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and North Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$316Highest 5% above U.S. |
— | $981±$63Lowest 31% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,508 77% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,176Lowest 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±51.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Brookfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 39% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and North Brookfield 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 | — | — | #270 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Quabbin | — | North Brookfield |
| High school in town | None in town | — | North Brookfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 5.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.