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Stoneham vs Stoneham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k 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 | Stoneham | Stoneham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,355Highest |
23,355Highest |
1,065Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% above MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
| Windsor and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
20.8%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$113,964±$10kLowest 10% above MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$671,900±$26kHighest 20% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,035±$142 15% above MA |
$2,035±$142 15% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,523Highest 9% above MA |
$6,523Highest 9% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
41.9%±8.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #117 of 282 in MA | #117 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Stoneham | — |
| High school in town | — | Stoneham High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.