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Windsor vs Wakefield 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).
Wakefield has the most expensive homes ($724k median).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Wakefield | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
27,793Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
42.4±1.7 9% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Wakefield 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% |
19%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummer and Wakefield 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% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wakefield 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. |
$134,306±$14kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Wakefield 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 |
$723,500±$24kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,958±$102 39% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$7,779Highest 149% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±7.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Wakefield 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% |
4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 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 26% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest 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 | — | #179 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | — |
| High school in town | — | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.