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Pittsfield vs Windham vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Hancock has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
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 | Pittsfield | Windham | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,457Highest |
19,188 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±2 9% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
47.1±11.1Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Hancock and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,582±$5kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$96,250±$26k 19% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,900±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$375,500±$21k 13% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,134±$61Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,268±$415Highest 10% below U.S. |
| Hancock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,148Highest 33% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$1,018Lowest 67% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.1%±36.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittsfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #251 of 282 in MA | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Pittsfield | RSU 14 | Hancock |
| High school in town | Taconic High | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.