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Berlin vs Fair Haven vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Berlin | Fair Haven | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880 |
2,724Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$62,404±$16k 23% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Berlin and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Berlin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Berlin 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | #66 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.