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Windsor vs Nahant vs Cummington
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 kids (15.8% under 18).
Nahant has the most expensive homes ($749k median).
Cummington has the most affordable homes ($301k median).
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 | Nahant | Cummington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
3,325Highest |
902Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
55.1±6.7 38% above MA |
| Nahant and Cummington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
11.6%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Windsor and Cummington 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% |
36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
32.2%±3 MA: 17.9% |
| Nahant and Cummington 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% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
10.9%±7.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cummington and Nahant 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 |
$112,762±$6k 8% above MA |
$104,167±$32kLowest about the MA average |
| Windsor and Nahant 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 |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$300,600±$32kLowest 47% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
$825±$365Lowest 53% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
$3,875 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
22.8%±27.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Nahant and Cummington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1940 24 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.9%±10Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Cummington and Windsor 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 | — | #129 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Nahant | — |
| 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.