Compare towns
Cambridge vs Windsor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($343k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Cambridge | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,767Highest |
2,060Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cambridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,344±$19kHighest 11% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Cambridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$66Highest 4% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,910 about the VT average |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Cambridge 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 | #25 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cambridge School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.