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Windsor vs Heath vs Oakham
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 highest household income ($116k).
Heath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Oakham has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Heath | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
765Lowest |
1,639Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
| Heath and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham 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% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Heath 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 |
$98,750±$23kLowest 5% below MA |
$102,000±$20k about the MA average |
| Windsor and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$295,000±$45kLowest 48% below MA |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,174±$81 33% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,438Highest 26% below MA |
$4,103 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Heath and Oakham 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% |
6.6%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
35 minLowest 20% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Heath and Windsor 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 |
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.