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Windsor vs Lowell vs New Braintree
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%).
Lowell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
New Braintree has the oldest population (median age 47.8).
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 | Lowell | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
118,368Highest |
973Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
35.6±0.8Lowest 11% below MA |
47.8±4.6Highest 20% above MA |
| New Braintree 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% |
21.7%±1.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Lowell and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
12.6%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| New Braintree 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% |
30%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.7%±0.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$78,658±$4kLowest 24% below MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Windsor and New Braintree 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 |
$429,200±$11kHighest 24% below MA |
$408,800±$27k 27% below MA |
| Lowell and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,625±$40Highest 8% below MA |
$1,484±$316Lowest 16% below MA |
| Lowell and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$4,499 25% below MA |
$5,508Highest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.4%±3.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Lowell and New Braintree 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% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
43.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.6%±1.3 MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #255 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Lowell | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | Lowell High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.