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Norton vs Windsor vs Tyngsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the most renters (16.2% rent).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Tyngsborough has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | Norton | Windsor | Tyngsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,240Highest |
1,065Lowest |
12,550 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.6±1.2 about the MA average |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
39.4±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
| Windsor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.8% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
51.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 12.9%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,535±$11k 20% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$129,348±$18kHighest 24% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $501,400±$27k 11% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$552,500±$34kHighest about the MA average |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,911±$375Lowest 8% above MA |
— | $1,986±$404Highest 13% above MA |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,929 about the MA average |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$7,426Highest 24% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.6%±8.9 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.2%±22.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyngsborough and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Norton 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 | #173 of 282 in MA | — | #174 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norton | — | Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical · Tyngsborough |
| High school in town | Norton High | — | Gr Lowell Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.