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Windsor vs Mansfield vs Dummer
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).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Mansfield | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
23,931Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3 6% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer and Windsor 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% |
51.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Windsor 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 |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,803±$147 28% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Mansfield 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% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mansfield 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 | — | #60 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Mansfield | — |
| High school in town | — | Mansfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.