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Windsor vs Wendell vs Oakham
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%).
Wendell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Oakham has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
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 | Wendell | Oakham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
850Lowest |
1,639Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
47.1±8.8 18% above MA |
49±2.3Highest 23% above MA |
| Oakham and Wendell 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% |
16%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Wendell 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% |
22.7%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Wendell and Oakham 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% |
51.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Wendell and Oakham 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 |
$65,288±$14kLowest 37% below MA |
$102,000±$20k about the MA average |
| Windsor and Oakham 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 |
$290,300±$31kLowest 48% below MA |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,239±$519Highest 30% below MA |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
| Wendell and Oakham 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 |
$4,519Highest 25% below MA |
$4,103 32% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.6%±40.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
| Wendell and Oakham 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% |
21.3%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.8%±7.8 MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Windsor and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | New Salem-Wendell | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | None 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.