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Center Harbor vs Windsor vs Freedom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Freedom has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.4%).
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 | Center Harbor | Windsor | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8 55% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
60.6±3.2Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Freedom and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
40.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freedom and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Freedom and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$66,136±$14k 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$389,000±$43k 17% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667 50% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$3,478Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.6%±75Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freedom and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
15%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Freedom and Center Harbor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.