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Winchester vs Chilmark vs Woburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchester has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Woburn has the most affordable homes ($674k 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 | Winchester | Chilmark | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,406 |
1,578Lowest |
41,939Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.5±1.9 6% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
39.3±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18%±2 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 79.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
68.1% MA: 47.3% |
46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Woburn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $230,198±$21kHighest 121% above MA |
$168,750±$28k 62% above MA |
$111,185±$9kLowest 7% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,215,200±$39k 116% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$673,500±$17kLowest 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,279±$481 29% above MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$2,221±$77Lowest 26% above MA |
| Chilmark and Winchester 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 |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,354 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±13.3 MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Woburn and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 8% above MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 33.8%±3Highest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Winchester and Chilmark 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 | #11 of 282 in MA | — | #169 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Winchester | Up-Island Regional | Woburn |
| High school in town | Winchester High School | None in town | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.