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Windsor vs Brookline vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
New Braintree has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
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 | Windsor | Brookline | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Highest |
531Lowest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
47.8±4.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
$99,500±$8k 23% above U.S. |
| Windsor and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$408,800±$27kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| New Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,484±$316Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Brookline and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
$5,508Highest 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±51.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Braintree and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
37 min 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.