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Windsor vs Buckland

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Buckland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.5%).

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.

MeasureWindsorBuckland
People
Population
1,065Lowest
2,036Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
-4.5%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
12% above MA
49.5±5.4Highest
24% above MA
Buckland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Lowest
MA: 19.4%
17.2%±3.9Highest
MA: 19.4%
Buckland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
MA: 17.9%
26.4%±4.1Highest
MA: 17.9%
Buckland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.5%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
43.9%Highest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Highest
MA: 7.9%
2.6%±1.2Lowest
MA: 7.9%
Windsor and Buckland 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
11% above MA
$82,877±$6kLowest
20% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kHighest
31% below MA
$321,400±$25kLowest
43% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,111±$213
37% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$4,761Highest
21% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
58%±20.9Highest
MA: 51.8%
Buckland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
MA: 10%
13%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
74.6%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
6 yrs newer than MA
1950Lowest
14 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
31 minLowest
5% above MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
14.1%±5.6Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Mohawk Trail
High school in town — Mohawk Trail Regional School
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.5
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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.