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Webster vs Hanson 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
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Hanson has the highest household income ($132k).
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 | Webster | Hanson | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
10,660Lowest |
12,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.8±3Highest 10% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6 6% above U.S. |
| Hanson 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%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hanson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hanson and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$132,200±$10kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$533,900±$36kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,821±$860Highest 29% above U.S. |
$1,394±$187 about the U.S. average |
| Hanson and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999 28% above U.S. |
$6,402Highest 105% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
69%±33.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanson and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #271 of 282 in MA | #149 of 282 in MA | #109 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Webster | Whitman-Hanson | Windsor Locks School District |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Whitman Hanson Regional | Windsor Locks High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
14.7Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.