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Ascutney vs Windsor vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Waltham has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
2,060Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
60.8±7.3 41% above VT |
| Ascutney and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waltham 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 VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham 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 31% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$329,700±$51kHighest 4% above VT |
| Waltham and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,096±$113Highest 11% below VT |
| Waltham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.4%±20Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waltham and Ascutney 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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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.