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Walpole vs Windham vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walpole has the most people working from home (28.2%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Canton has the most renters (26.4% 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 | Walpole | Windham | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,388Highest |
16,038Lowest |
24,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±1.2Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
42.6±2.3Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Canton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.1%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Canton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
67.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Walpole and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,500±$16k 112% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$143,381±$9kLowest 78% above U.S. |
| Windham and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $687,100±$20kLowest 107% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$710,600±$27k 114% above U.S. |
| Windham and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,205±$222Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,315±$178 64% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,523 173% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,560Lowest 110% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.7%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Walpole and Canton 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 | #107 of 282 in MA | #13 of 120 in NH | #81 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Norfolk County Agricultural · Walpole | Windham School District | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton |
| High school in town | Walpole High | Windham High School | Canton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.8 |
13.1Highest |
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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.