What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most homeowners (83.2%).

Windsor has the most people working from home (6.6%).

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	Bloomfield	Windsor
People
Population	234Lowest	2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+3.5% VT: +2.8%
Median age	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average	44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT
	Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%	21.1%±8.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%	29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	40%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7%	1.2%±1.4Highest VT: 7%
	Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,375±$17kHighest 33% below VT	$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT
	Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,600±$63kHighest 40% below VT	$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT
	Bloomfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,002±$107 19% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,800Lowest 44% below VT	$4,878Highest 3% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	31.4%±20 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	7.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 28% above VT	22 minLowest 6% below VT
Work from home	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	6.6%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	Windsor and Bloomfield 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
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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.