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Windsor vs Sutton 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 homeowners (96.2%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Sutton | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
9,452Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Highest 12% above MA |
44.3±2.5Lowest 11% above MA |
44.3±7.6Lowest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Sutton 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Sutton and Chesterfield 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% |
18.8%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Sutton 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% |
52.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Sutton 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 |
$147,125±$25kHighest 42% above MA |
$103,967±$11kLowest about the MA average |
| Sutton 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 |
$523,100±$47kHighest 7% below MA |
$390,800±$48k 30% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,190±$401Highest 32% below MA |
$1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
| Sutton and Chesterfield 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 |
$6,763Highest 13% above MA |
$5,969 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.5%±24.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Sutton 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% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
31 min 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±4.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sutton 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 | — | #105 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Sutton | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Sutton High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.