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Busti vs Windsor vs Schroeppel

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Schroeppel has the most kids (22.6% 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.

MeasureBustiWindsorSchroeppel
People
Population
7,452
3,554Lowest
7,938Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.6±4.8Highest
20% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
45.3±2.5
16% above U.S.
Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.9%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Schroeppel and Busti 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±3.3Lowest
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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Schroeppel 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±$9k
17% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$73,082±$9kHighest
9% below U.S.
Schroeppel and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$164,600±$12kLowest
51% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kHighest
38% below U.S.
$188,400±$14k
43% below U.S.
Windsor and Schroeppel 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.
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$972±$69Lowest
31% 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
$3,876Lowest
24% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$4,546
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.5%±13.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.3%±7.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
77%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963
17 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1968Highest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
20% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Busti 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 #277 of 484 in NY
School district — — PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.9
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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.