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Wareham vs Montville vs Windsor Locks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wareham has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
Montville has the highest household income ($96k).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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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 | Wareham | Montville | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,302Highest |
17,950 |
12,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.1±3.1Highest 34% above U.S. |
42.8±4.1 10% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Montville and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,383±$11k 12% above U.S. |
$96,454±$11kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Montville and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,500±$21kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$285,600±$13k 14% below U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$180Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,187±$99Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
| Wareham and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,341 39% above U.S. |
$4,565Highest 46% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±23.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wareham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks and Wareham 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 | #272 of 282 in MA | #95 of 149 in CT | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Wareham | Montville School District | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Wareham Senior High | Montville High School | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
9.2Highest |
8.9 |
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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.