Compare towns
Sudbury vs Windsor vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sudbury has the most expensive homes ($989k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($390k median).
Sharon has the most renters (12.3% rent).
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 | Sudbury | Windsor | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,306Highest |
1,065Lowest |
18,574 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.1Lowest 6% above MA |
44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
42.5±1 6% above MA |
| Windsor and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Sudbury and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±1.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 83.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Sharon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $236,250±$17kHighest 127% above MA |
$115,563±$10kLowest 11% above MA |
$191,835±$19k 85% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $988,900±$42kHighest 76% above MA |
$389,700±$32kLowest 31% below MA |
$737,100±$33k 31% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,445±$895Lowest 18% below MA |
— | $2,310±$345Highest 31% above MA |
| Sharon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.8%±12.1 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
49%±16.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sharon and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9% MA: 62.5% |
96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 19% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
39 minHighest 33% above MA |
| Work from home | 33%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.5%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Sudbury and Sharon 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 | #15 of 282 in MA | — | #23 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lincoln-Sudbury · Sudbury | — | Sharon |
| High school in town | Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High | — | Sharon High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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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.