Compare towns
Burke vs Halifax vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Burke | Halifax | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317Highest |
847 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
$267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Highest 24% below VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
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| Burke and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177 about the VT average |
$4,991Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Halifax School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.