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Revere vs Windsor Locks vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Revere has the most renters (54.4% rent).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Saugus has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Revere | Windsor Locks | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,012Highest |
12,579Lowest |
28,773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
44.5±2.5Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Saugus and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Revere and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Saugus 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+ | 24.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,969±$10k 8% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$101,539±$3kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $597,400±$17k 80% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$603,400±$13kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$95 47% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,241±$201Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605 80% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,049Highest 94% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±4.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53%±9.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Saugus 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 | #241 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Revere | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | Revere High | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.