What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bradford has the most affordable homes ($259k 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	Bradford	Windham
People
Population	2,827Highest	594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-0.3% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average	44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average
	Windham and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9%	17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Bradford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4%	23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Windham and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	48.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7%	0.8%±1.1Highest VT: 7%
	Windham and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT	$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT
	Bradford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$808 about the VT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,472Lowest 11% below VT	$5,951Highest 18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4%	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%
	Windham and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest same as VT	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 4% above VT	27 minHighest 14% above VT
Work from home	7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#45 of 70 in VT	—
School district	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	—
High school in town	Oxbow Union High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	9.5	—
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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.