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Windsor vs Warren

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%).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWarren
People
Population
1,065Lowest
5,009Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
MA: +7.4%
-3.1%Highest
MA: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.4Highest
12% above MA
38.7±7.3Lowest
3% below MA
Windsor and Warren 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%
20.8%±8Highest
MA: 19.4%
Warren and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±4.9Highest
MA: 17.9%
14.6%±4.5Lowest
MA: 17.9%
Windsor and Warren 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%
23.2%Lowest
MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.7Lowest
MA: 7.9%
2.9%±2.1Highest
MA: 7.9%
Warren 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±$10kHighest
11% above MA
$66,082±$6kLowest
36% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$389,700±$32kHighest
31% below MA
$333,700±$35kLowest
41% below MA
Windsor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$890±$174
49% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,867Lowest
35% below MA
$4,530Highest
24% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
MA: 51.8%
29.7%±18.4Highest
MA: 51.8%
Warren 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%
9%Highest
MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.2%Highest
MA: 62.5%
64.5%Lowest
MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
6 yrs newer than MA
1975Highest
11 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
37 minHighest
27% above MA
33 minLowest
13% above MA
Work from home
21.2%±5.8Highest
MA: 18.6%
8.5%±5.4Lowest
MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #165 of 282 in MA
School district — Quaboag Regional
High school in town — Quaboag Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
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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.