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Windsor vs Clinton

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 homeowners (96.2%).
Clinton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).

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.

MeasureWindsorClinton
People
Population
1,065Lowest
15,563Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+13.4%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Highest
12% above MA
38.6±2.7Lowest
4% below MA
Windsor and Clinton 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%
17.8%±2.5Highest
MA: 19.4%
Clinton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
14.5%±2.8Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Windsor and Clinton 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
MA: 47.3%
36.6%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
6.9%±2Highest
MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
11% above MA
$89,781±$10kLowest
14% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kHighest
31% below MA
$387,300±$19kLowest
31% below MA
Windsor and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,402±$76
20% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$4,654Highest
22% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
40.3%±6.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
Clinton 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%
8.6%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
54.7%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
6 yrs newer than MA
1956Lowest
8 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
30 minLowest
about the MA average
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
14.2%±4.2Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor and Clinton 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 — #246 of 282 in MA
School district — Clinton
High school in town — Clinton Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.8
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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.