Winchester is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 23,953 people and five associated neighborhoods, Winchester is the 90th largest community in Massachusetts. Winchester has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Winchester home prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, but Winchester real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Winchester is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Winchester is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winchester who work in management occupations (21.20%), business and financial occupations (10.74%), and computer science and math (9.38%). Also of interest is that Winchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Winchester has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Winchester telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 31.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Winchester is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Winchester is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winchester a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Winchester has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winchester’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Winchester, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.31 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Winchester use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Winchester‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Winchester, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Winchester is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 78.45% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Winchester in 2022 was $104,586, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $418,344 for a family of four. Winchester is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winchester home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchester residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winchester include Irish, Italian, English, German, and European. In addition, Winchester has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.23%). The most common language spoken in Winchester is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
