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Windsor vs Orange 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 people working from home (15%).
Orange has the most renters (30% rent).
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 | Orange | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
7,573Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.8±2.2 7% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest 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% |
20.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer 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% |
15.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$55,824±$10kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$245,900±$18k 26% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $775±$233 45% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$4,136Highest 33% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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 | — | #275 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | — |
| High school in town | — | Ralph C Mahar Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.