Compare towns
Oakham vs Whately vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakham has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Whately has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Oakham | Whately | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,639Highest |
1,499 |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.3 23% above MA |
49.3±6.7Highest 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Whately and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Whately and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,000±$20kLowest about the MA average |
$116,563±$15kHighest 12% above MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Whately and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
$431,500±$22kHighest 23% below MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Whately and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Highest 33% below MA |
$977±$125Lowest 45% below MA |
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| Oakham and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,103 32% below MA |
$5,027Highest 16% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±69.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Oakham and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 32% above MA |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | Whately | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.