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Calais vs Westminster vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Westminster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Lowest |
2,999 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Westminster 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 25% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 17% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 111% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Calais 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.