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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.

MeasureWindsorHancock
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
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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.