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Northborough vs Windsor Locks vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northborough has the highest household income ($153k).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($848k median).
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 | Northborough | Windsor Locks | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,750 |
12,579Lowest |
19,365Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45±3 16% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
47.1±3.1Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Scituate and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Northborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,199±$19kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$136,732±$16k 69% above U.S. |
| Northborough and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $620,000±$24k 86% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$847,600±$25kHighest 155% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,919±$269Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,609±$311 14% above U.S. |
| Northborough and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,983 156% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$8,807Highest 182% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.1%±16.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.7%±10.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Northborough 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 | #35 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #43 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Northborough · Northboro-Southboro | Windsor Locks School District | Scituate |
| High school in town | Algonquin Regional High | Windsor Locks High School | Scituate High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
8.9Lowest |
11.3Highest |
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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.