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Bath vs Warren vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bath has the highest household income ($68k).
Warren has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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.

MeasureBathWarrenWindsor
People
Population
1,097
942Lowest
2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
-8.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
51.6±9.7Highest
33% above U.S.
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
Warren and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
Bath and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
24.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
24.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.5%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,813±$22kHighest
16% below U.S.
$62,981±$14k
22% below U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
$237,200±$35kHighest
29% below U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Warren and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,167±$586
17% below U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,413
41% above U.S.
$3,299Lowest
6% above U.S.
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
5.9%±61.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.4%±42Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
Warren and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
3% below U.S.
28 minHighest
5% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
11.8%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warren and Bath 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
School district Bath School District Warren School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.