Compare towns
Arkwright vs Windsor vs Westford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Westford has the most people working from home (7.5%).
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 | Arkwright | Windsor | Westford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
2,060Highest |
862 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
48.7±8.1 25% above U.S. |
| Arkwright and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.5%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westford and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$65,625±$18k 19% below U.S. |
| Arkwright and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30k 49% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$175,000±$27kHighest 47% below U.S. |
| Westford and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Highest 29% below U.S. |
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| Windsor and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 21% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.3%±38.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Arkwright and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westford 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.