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Windsor vs Hancock
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%).
Hancock has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Hancock |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,065Highest |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
47.1±11.1Highest 18% above MA |
| Hancock 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% |
19.1%±4.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hancock 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% |
27.3%±5.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Hancock 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±3.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hancock and Windsor 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 |
$96,250±$26kLowest 7% below MA |
| Windsor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
$375,500±$21kLowest 33% below MA |
| Windsor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,268±$415 28% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Highest 35% below MA |
$1,018Lowest 83% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±36.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hancock 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% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
82.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1989Highest 25 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
22 minLowest 25% below MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Hancock |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.

