What stands out worked out from the figures below

Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Belvidere	Windham
People
Population	422Lowest	594Highest
Median age	40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT	44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average
	Windham and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±4Highest VT: 17.9%	17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Belvidere and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4%	23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%	48.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.4%±1.3Highest VT: 7%	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Belvidere and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT
	Windham and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,542±$1k 25% above VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,908Lowest 22% below VT	$5,951Highest 18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4%	41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Belvidere and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT	1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	38 minHighest 60% above VT	27 minLowest 14% above VT
Work from home	9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%
	Windham and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.