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Cambridge 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

Cambridge has the most renters (29.7% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).

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.

MeasureCambridgeWindsor
People
Population
3,767Highest
254Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
37.4±1.8Lowest
4% below U.S.
40.2±18.8Highest
3% above U.S.
Windsor and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Cambridge 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
U.S.: 35.7%
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.9%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windsor and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,344±$19kLowest
10% below U.S.
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
Windsor and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$343,000±$38kHighest
3% above U.S.
$337,500±$40kLowest
about the U.S. average
Cambridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,183±$66
16% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,910Highest
57% above U.S.
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.6%±7.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
70.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Lowest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
32 minLowest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
9.9%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 —
School district Cambridge School District —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.