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Windsor vs Springfield vs Chesterfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
Chesterfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorSpringfieldChesterfield
People
Population
1,065
1,122Highest
1,055Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4
15% above U.S.
51.4±8.8Highest
32% above U.S.
44.3±7.6Lowest
14% above U.S.
Springfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.8%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Chesterfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chesterfield and Springfield 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
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,563±$10kHighest
43% above U.S.
$100,893±$19kLowest
25% above U.S.
$103,967±$11k
29% above U.S.
Windsor and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32k
17% above U.S.
$384,100±$50kLowest
15% above U.S.
$390,800±$48kHighest
17% above U.S.
Chesterfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,096±$217Highest
22% below U.S.
$1,078±$409Lowest
24% below U.S.
Springfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
24% above U.S.
$5,946
91% above U.S.
$5,969Highest
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.9%±64.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
10.3%±84.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Springfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
41% above U.S.
34 min
30% above U.S.
31 minLowest
18% above U.S.
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Chesterfield-Goshen
High school in town — — None in town
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U.S. 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.