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Canterbury 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
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Canterbury | Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,353Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.8Highest 25% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Canterbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $129,333±$37kHighest 60% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,700±$21kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,136±$233Highest 51% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,421Highest 138% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.7%±48.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Canterbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.6%±7.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Shaker Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.

