Compare towns
Cavendish vs Windham vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Cavendish | Windham | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Highest |
594Lowest |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
— | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.