Compare towns
Barton vs Wells River vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most people working from home (16.5%).
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
Windsor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Barton | Wells River | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730 |
340Lowest |
2,060Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
42.7±12.7 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% VT: 43.8% |
16.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Barton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8k 50% below VT |
$38,688±$5kLowest 52% below VT |
$51,197±$4kHighest 37% below VT |
| Windsor and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$170,800±$103kHighest 46% below VT |
$170,300±$22k 46% below VT |
| Wells River and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$900±$336 27% below VT |
$1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,154 18% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.6%±14.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8% VT: 10.1% |
38.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
47.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | — | #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.