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Windsor vs Hull

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 affordable homes ($390k median).
Hull has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).

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.

MeasureWindsorHull
People
Population
1,065Lowest
10,138Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
-2.1%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Lowest
12% above MA
56.1±1.8Highest
40% above MA
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1Highest
MA: 19.4%
11.4%±2.2Lowest
MA: 19.4%
Windsor and Hull 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%
26.1%±3.1Highest
MA: 17.9%
Hull 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%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
50.4%Highest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
4.2%±2.2Highest
MA: 7.9%
Hull 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
$115,485±$14kLowest
11% above MA
Windsor and Hull 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
$646,000±$38kHighest
15% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$2,081±$187
18% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$6,089Highest
about the MA average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
52.8%±14Highest
MA: 51.8%
Hull 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%
5.8%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
79.6%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Highest
6 yrs newer than MA
1946Lowest
18 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
33 minLowest
14% above MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
19.7%±4.3Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Windsor and Hull 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 — #66 of 282 in MA
School district — Hull
High school in town — Hull High
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.8
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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.