Compare towns
Calais vs Guildhall vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Calais | Guildhall | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
371Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.6±7.8 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Guildhall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$321,200±$62kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
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| Calais and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.