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Windsor vs Holbrook

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%).
Holbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).

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.

MeasureWindsorHolbrook
People
Population
1,065Lowest
11,380Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
+5.7%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Highest
12% above MA
42.8±3.2Lowest
7% above MA
Windsor and Holbrook 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%
21.2%±4.4Highest
MA: 19.4%
Holbrook 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%
19.1%±3.2Highest
MA: 17.9%
Holbrook 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%
34.6%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
5.1%±2.1Highest
MA: 7.9%
Holbrook 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
$115,210±$14kLowest
11% above MA
Windsor and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kLowest
31% below MA
$465,400±$21kHighest
17% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,094±$423
38% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$6,105Highest
about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
47.8%±18.7Highest
MA: 51.8%
Holbrook 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%
7.7%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
84%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
6 yrs newer than MA
1957Lowest
7 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minLowest
27% above MA
38 minHighest
30% above MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
12.1%±3.3Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor and Holbrook 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 — #234 of 282 in MA
School district — Holbrook
High school in town — Holbrook Middle High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.3
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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.