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Addison vs Windham vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Addison | Windham | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
594Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Addison and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Middlesex and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
— | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
| Addison and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Lowest 16% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.