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Windsor vs Wakefield vs Somerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wakefield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Wakefield | Somerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690 |
5,405Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 12% above U.S. |
49.4±4.1Highest 27% above U.S. |
33.5±11.3Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Wakefield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
28.8%±7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Somerville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wakefield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,178±$5kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$100,976±$11kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$71,250±$15k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22k 31% below U.S. |
$322,800±$43kHighest about the U.S. average |
$218,100±$41kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,375±$434 about the U.S. average |
$1,583±$265Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Somerville and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$2,954Highest 5% below U.S. |
$2,505 20% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±82.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.7%±58.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Somerville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±9.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wakefield 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 | #44 of 133 in ME | #118 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | Wakefield School District | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.