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Windsor vs Danvers vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
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 | Danvers | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
28,098Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.3±3Highest 16% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1 6% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Danvers and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kLowest 29% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39k 47% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,076±$192 47% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$5,132 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and Danvers 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 | — | #91 of 282 in MA | — |
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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.