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Windsor vs Ipswich vs Chesterfield
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%).
Ipswich has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Chesterfield has the youngest population (median age 44.3).
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 | Ipswich | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
13,930Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
47.2±3.5Highest 18% above MA |
44.3±7.6Lowest 11% above MA |
| Ipswich 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% |
18.9%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Chesterfield and Ipswich 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% |
21.9%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% MA: 47.3% |
60.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ipswich 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±$10k 11% above MA |
$138,750±$16kHighest 33% above MA |
$103,967±$11kLowest about the MA average |
| Ipswich and Windsor 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 |
$745,400±$40kHighest 33% above MA |
$390,800±$48k 30% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,598±$90Highest 9% below MA |
$1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$7,960Highest 33% above MA |
$5,969 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.5%±12.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Ipswich and Chesterfield 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% |
5.7% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.9%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Ipswich 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 | — | #101 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Ipswich | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Ipswich High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.