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Busti vs Harmony vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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.
| Measure | Busti | Harmony | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,344 |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
| Busti and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harmony and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11k 27% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Busti and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12k 51% below U.S. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kHighest 49% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 23% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
| Busti and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 24% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Busti and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Busti and Harmony 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 | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5 |
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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.