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Berlin vs Warren vs Windham
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 most affordable homes ($274k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Warren | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,585 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Warren and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Berlin 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kLowest 7% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.