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Windsor vs Ware vs Montgomery
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%).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
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 | Ware | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
6,369Highest |
796Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
| Montgomery 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% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Montgomery 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% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Montgomery 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% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Montgomery and Ware 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 |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
| Montgomery 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±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
| Windsor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,039±$104 41% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 35% below MA |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,283Highest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
50%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 27% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
36 min 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5 MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Ware 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
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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.