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Ascutney vs Windsor vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Ascutney | Windsor | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7 18% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ascutney and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46k 34% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$76,750±$10kHighest 5% below U.S. |
| Newburgh and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$244,600±$20kHighest 26% below U.S. |
| Newburgh and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107Highest 29% below U.S. |
$950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 10% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,748Lowest 12% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ascutney 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.