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Windsor vs Monroe 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%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
New Braintree has the most kids (20% 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 | Monroe | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Highest |
122Lowest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | -0.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
60.2±9.9Highest 51% above MA |
47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
| Monroe and New Braintree 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% |
16.4%±28 MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Monroe 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% |
31.1%±27.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Monroe and New Braintree 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% |
19.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±18.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Monroe and New Braintree 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 |
— | $99,500±$8kLowest 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±$32k 31% below MA |
$165,000±$141kLowest 71% below MA |
$408,800±$27kHighest 27% below MA |
| New Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,484±$316 16% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 35% below MA |
$2,053Lowest 66% below MA |
$5,508Highest 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
| New Braintree 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% |
38.5%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
56 minHighest 93% above MA |
37 minLowest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
0%±41.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4 MA: 18.6% |
| 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.