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Buckfield vs Windsor vs Leeds

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Buckfield has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureBuckfieldWindsorLeeds
People
Population
2,403
3,554Highest
2,285Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
37.7±10.1Lowest
3% below U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
38.2±8.3
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25.7%±7.7
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
30.6%±9.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Leeds and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
14.8%±2.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.4%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,917±$41k
3% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$85,208±$14kHighest
6% above U.S.
Leeds and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$227,700±$18k
32% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$257,800±$27kHighest
23% below U.S.
Leeds and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$521±$33Lowest
63% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Highest
27% below U.S.
$940±$461
33% below U.S.
Windsor and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,860
8% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$2,565Lowest
18% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±55Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.1%±11.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
16% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
Work from home
15.6%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Buckfield 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 — #61 of 70 in VT —
School district RSU 10 — RSU 52/MSAD 52
High school in town Buckfield Jr-Sr High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
10.2
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U.S. 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.